LINTWHITE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. LINTWHITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LINTWHITE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LINTWHITE is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LINTWHITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lintwhitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LINTWHITE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in LINTWHITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LINTWHITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LINTWHITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotsdialect
A Scots name for the linnet, a small songbird of the finch family.
Lintwhite appears in Scottish songs and poems where the linnet is meant, and the name hints at the pale feathers of its breast. Outside Scotland almost nobody uses it.
How LINTWHITE is used
Used in Scots and in old poetry and ballads.
- The lintwhite sang from the top of the whin bush.
- In the ballad a lintwhite carried the message across the moor.
- We heard a lintwhite calling above the heather.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LINTWHITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LINTWHITE
1 longer words begin with LINTWHITE.
Shorter words from the letters in LINTWHITE
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Common questions about LINTWHITE
- Is LINTWHITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LINTWHITE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LINTWHITE worth?
- LINTWHITE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LINTWHITE mean?
- A Scots name for the linnet, a small songbird of the finch family.
- What letters can be added to LINTWHITE?
- LINTWHITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LINTWHITE:
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