LINUM is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. LINUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LINUM?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LINUM is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LINUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
linumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LINUM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LINUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does LINUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
Any plant of the genus Linum, a group of herbaceous plants that includes cultivated flax and several ornamental species grown for their blue, red, or white flowers.
A linum typically grows slender stems with narrow leaves and delicate, short-lived flowers that open for only a single day before dropping their petals. Farmers have long grown one species of linum for its fiber, which is spun into linen thread, and for the oil pressed from its seeds. Gardeners grow other species of linum purely for ornament, prizing the bright blue or scarlet blooms that cover the plant through summer. The English word linen ultimately traces back to linum, since cloth woven from the fiber of this plant took its name from the Latin word for flax.
How LINUM is used
A botanical term, used in gardening catalogs, plant identification guides, and discussions of the flax family.
- The nursery sold several colorful varieties of linum for the border.
- Farmers once grew linum across these fields for its fiber and oil.
- A patch of blue linum bloomed briefly each morning in the garden.
- The botanist identified the wildflower as a species of linum.
- Seeds of cultivated linum were pressed to make linseed oil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LINUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LINUM
The 5 tiles of LINUM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LINUM
1 longer words begin with LINUM.
Words ending in LINUM
1 words end in LINUM. Useful as a back hook: play LINUM onto a word already on the board.
Words with LINUM inside
1 words contain LINUM in the middle. Words that start with LINUM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LINUM
Common questions about LINUM
- Is LINUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LINUM, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LINUM worth?
- LINUM is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LINUM mean?
- Any plant of the genus Linum, a group of herbaceous plants that includes cultivated flax and several ornamental species grown for their blue, red, or white flowers.
- What letters can be added to LINUM?
- LINUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LINUM:
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