LINEAL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. LINEAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LINEAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LINEAL is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LINEAL
No single letter turns LINEAL into another word.
How LINEAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LINEAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 34,066.
What stands out about LINEAL
- LINEAL begins and ends with the same letter.
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LINEAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Descended in a direct line from an ancestor, rather than through a collateral relative such as an aunt or cousin.
A lineal descendant traces back through parent, grandparent and so on in an unbroken chain, which matters in law and genealogy when deciding who inherits or who counts as next of kin. The word contrasts directly with collateral, which describes relatives who share an ancestor but are not in that direct chain, such as siblings or cousins. An older sense of lineal, now less common, described anything arranged in or measured by a line, as in lineal measure for length. Wills, genealogical charts and inheritance law still lean on lineal to mark this precise kind of descent.
How LINEAL is used
Common in law and genealogy when distinguishing direct descent from collateral relationships.
- Only lineal descendants were named in the old will.
- The chart traces her lineal ancestry back six generations.
- A lineal heir inherits before any collateral relative under this law.
- The title passes down the lineal line from father to eldest son.
- Genealogists distinguish lineal relatives from more distant collateral ones.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LINEAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LINEAL
The 6 tiles of LINEAL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with LINEAL
3 longer words begin with LINEAL.
Shorter words from the letters in LINEAL
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Common questions about LINEAL
- Is LINEAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LINEAL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LINEAL worth?
- LINEAL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LINEAL mean?
- Descended in a direct line from an ancestor, rather than through a collateral relative such as an aunt or cousin.
- What letters can be added to LINEAL?
- No single letter can be added to LINEAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LINEAL:
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