LINECUT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LINECUT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LINECUT?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LINECUT is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LINECUT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
linecutsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LINECUT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LINECUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What stands out about LINECUT
- The same 7 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 LINECUT mean in Scrabble?
noun
printing
A printing block or plate made from a line drawing, or a print produced from such a block.
A linecut reproduces solid black lines with no halftone shading, so it suits maps, diagrams and pen drawings. Older books carried them as sharp illustrations among the text. The term belongs to traditional letterpress work.
How LINECUT is used
Linecut is a printing-trade word, found in book history and old production manuals.
- The printer made a linecut from the author's sketch.
- Each linecut in the volume shows a different map.
- A linecut keeps thin lines crisp on rough paper.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LINECUT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LINECUT
The 7 tiles of LINECUT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with LINECUT
1 longer words begin with LINECUT.
Shorter words from the letters in LINECUT
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Common questions about LINECUT
- Is LINECUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LINECUT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LINECUT worth?
- LINECUT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LINECUT mean?
- A printing block or plate made from a line drawing, or a print produced from such a block.
- What letters can be added to LINECUT?
- LINECUT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LINECUT:
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