MARLINE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MARLINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MARLINE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MARLINE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MARLINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
marlinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MARLINE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MARLINE, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,183.
What stands out about MARLINE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MARLINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A light tarred cord of two loosely twisted strands, used on ships for binding rope ends.
Sailors wind marline around the ends of larger ropes so they do not fray or unlay. It is thinner than ordinary rope and handy for lashing and seizing. Related terms include the marlinspike, the pointed tool used to work such cord.
How MARLINE is used
Rigging manuals mention marline when describing whipping and seizing.
- He whipped the rope end with a few turns of tarred marline.
- The sailmaker kept a coil of marline in his bag.
- A seizing of marline held the two lines together.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MARLINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MARLINE
The 7 tiles of MARLINE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with MARLINE
3 longer words begin with MARLINE.
Shorter words from the letters in MARLINE
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Common questions about MARLINE
- Is MARLINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MARLINE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MARLINE worth?
- MARLINE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MARLINE mean?
- A light tarred cord of two loosely twisted strands, used on ships for binding rope ends.
- What letters can be added to MARLINE?
- MARLINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MARLINE:
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