LINN is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. LINN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LINN?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LINN is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LINN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LINN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LINN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,262.
What does LINN mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A waterfall, or the deep pool that lies beneath one.
A linn is a Scots and northern English word for a waterfall, and by extension for the pool of still water that collects at its foot. Place names across Scotland and the north of England still preserve the word, marking spots where a stream drops over rock into a linn below.
How LINN is used
Chiefly Scots and northern English; common in place names and descriptions of rivers.
- The hikers stopped to swim in the cold linn.
- A narrow path led down to the foot of the linn.
- Spray from the linn drifted over the rocks.
- Local children dared each other to jump into the linn.
- The stream tumbled over the ledge into a deep linn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LINN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LINN
9 longer words begin with LINN.
Words ending in LINN
1 words end in LINN. Useful as a back hook: play LINN onto a word already on the board.
Words with LINN inside
5 words contain LINN in the middle. Words that start with LINN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LINN
Common questions about LINN
- Is LINN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LINN, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LINN worth?
- LINN is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LINN mean?
- A waterfall, or the deep pool that lies beneath one.
- What letters can be added to LINN?
- LINN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LINN:
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