LINOTYPES is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 14 points
Yes for Scrabble. LINOTYPES is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
l1i1n1o1t1y4p3e1s1
PlayableLINOTYPES · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept LINOTYPES?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.89%
Our own measure of how useful LINOTYPES is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LINOTYPES
No single letter turns LINOTYPES into another word.
How LINOTYPES scores
Scrabble l1i1n1o1t1y4p3e1s1 14
Words with Friends l2i1n2o1t1y3p4e1s1 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in LINOTYPES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LINOTYPES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LINOTYPES
- All 9 letters of LINOTYPES are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in LINOTYPES
linotype13 pointels10 pontiles10 potlines10 toplines10 ineptly12 isotype12 pentyls12 peyotls12 pioneys12 poleyns12 ypsilon12 stonily10 tinsely10 tylosin10 epsilon9 leptins9 leptons9 pinoles9 pintles9 pintoes9 piolets9 pistole9 plenist9 pointel9 pointes9 ponties9 pontile9 pontils9 potline9 topline9 entisol7 entoils7 lionets7 onliest7 openly11 pentyl11 peyotl11 pioney11 pioyes11
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Common questions about LINOTYPES
- Is LINOTYPES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LINOTYPES is not in it.
- How many points is LINOTYPES worth?
- LINOTYPES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to LINOTYPES?
- No single letter can be added to LINOTYPES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LINOTYPES:
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