LINT is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. LINT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LINT?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LINT is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LINT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LINT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LINT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What does LINT mean in Scrabble?
noun
Small, soft fibres or fluff that gather on clothes, in pockets, or in a dryer filter.
Lint is made up of tiny loose threads that rub off fabric and collect in fuzzy clumps, most noticeably in a tumble dryer's filter or at the bottom of a pocket. A soft version of the same fabric is also used as medical lint for dressing wounds, spelled and named the same way.
How LINT is used
Common in everyday contexts such as laundry, and in a specialised sense in medical dressing.
- She cleaned the lint out of the dryer filter.
- His dark jacket collected lint from the woollen scarf.
- The nurse pressed a pad of lint against the cut.
- Bits of lint clung to the sweater after washing.
- He picked the lint off his sleeve before the interview.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LINT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LINT
24 longer words begin with LINT.
Words ending in LINT
7 words end in LINT. Useful as a back hook: play LINT onto a word already on the board.
Words with LINT inside
Showing 24 of 57 words that contain LINT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LINT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LINT
Common questions about LINT
- Is LINT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LINT, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LINT worth?
- LINT is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LINT mean?
- Small, soft fibres or fluff that gather on clothes, in pockets, or in a dryer filter.
- What letters can be added to LINT?
- LINT takes 6 hooks: 4 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LINT:
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