MARLIN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. MARLIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MARLIN?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MARLIN is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MARLIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MARLIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MARLIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,100.
What does MARLIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large, fast-swimming billfish with a long, spear-like upper jaw, prized by anglers as a game fish in warm ocean waters.
A marlin can weigh several hundred pounds and is capable of sudden bursts of speed, which is why deep-sea anglers regard hooking one as among the sport's greatest challenges. Ernest Hemingway's novel The Old Man and the Sea centres on an old fisherman's exhausting struggle with a giant marlin, and the fish has carried a certain legendary reputation ever since. The marlin is closely related to the sailfish and the swordfish, all of which share the same long, spear-like upper jaw.
How MARLIN is used
Chiefly used in contexts of sport fishing and marine wildlife.
- The crew fought the marlin for nearly three hours before landing it.
- A blue marlin can leap clear out of the water when hooked.
- Local fishermen still talk about the record marlin caught off the point.
- The restaurant served grilled marlin steaks fresh from the boat.
- Photographs of the mounted marlin hung above the bar.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MARLIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MARLIN
11 longer words begin with MARLIN.
Shorter words from the letters in MARLIN
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Common questions about MARLIN
- Is MARLIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MARLIN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MARLIN worth?
- MARLIN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MARLIN mean?
- A large, fast-swimming billfish with a long, spear-like upper jaw, prized by anglers as a game fish in warm ocean waters.
- What letters can be added to MARLIN?
- MARLIN takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MARLIN:
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