LINEAR is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. LINEAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LINEAR?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LINEAR is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LINEAR
No single letter turns LINEAR into another word.
How LINEAR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LINEAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,517.
What stands out about LINEAR
- The same 6 tiles also spell 4 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 LINEAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Arranged in, extending along, or relating to a straight line.
A linear shape or path runs in one direction without bending, which is why architects speak of a linear park and botanists describe a linear leaf as long and narrow. In mathematics, linear has a stricter meaning, describing a relationship in which change in one quantity always produces a proportional change in another, graphed as a straight line. The word also works figuratively, as when a linear story moves in a single, unbroken sequence from beginning to end, unlike a plot that jumps between times. Because the idea of a straight, unbroken line underlies all these uses, linear reaches easily from geometry into everyday description.
How LINEAR is used
Common in everyday description, mathematics, and science, wherever something follows a straight line or a direct sequence.
- The garden follows a linear path from the gate to the pond.
- The graph shows a linear relationship between hours studied and test scores.
- A linear leaf is long, narrow, and roughly the same width throughout.
- The film abandons a linear structure for scattered flashbacks.
- Engineers checked the motor for linear motion along the track.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LINEAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LINEAR
The 6 tiles of LINEAR in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with LINEAR
15 longer words begin with LINEAR.
Shorter words from the letters in LINEAR
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Common questions about LINEAR
- Is LINEAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LINEAR, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LINEAR worth?
- LINEAR is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LINEAR mean?
- Arranged in, extending along, or relating to a straight line.
- What letters can be added to LINEAR?
- No single letter can be added to LINEAR to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LINEAR:
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