RATLIN is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. RATLIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RATLIN?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RATLIN is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RATLIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RATLIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RATLIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 17,033.
What does RATLIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
One of the small ropes fixed like rungs across the shrouds of a sailing ship, used by sailors as steps for climbing aloft.
Ratlins are tied horizontally between the vertical shrouds that support a ship's mast, forming a rope ladder that sailors climb to reach the upper rigging and sails. The word is an older spelling of ratline, and both forms describe the same feature of traditional sailing vessels. Because ratlins bear a sailor's full weight, they were traditionally made from tarred hemp for extra strength and resistance to weather. Today ratlins mainly appear on historic tall ships and in writing about the age of sail rather than on modern vessels.
How RATLIN is used
Nautical term, chiefly used in descriptions of traditional sailing ships and their rigging.
- The young sailor climbed the ratlin to reach the topsail.
- Each ratlin was tarred to protect it from salt spray.
- A worn ratlin snapped under the crewman's weight.
- Tourists on the tall ship were shown how to climb a ratlin safely.
- The rigger replaced several rotten ratlins before the voyage.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RATLIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RATLIN
The 6 tiles of RATLIN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RATLIN
5 longer words begin with RATLIN.
Shorter words from the letters in RATLIN
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Common questions about RATLIN
- Is RATLIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RATLIN, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RATLIN worth?
- RATLIN is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RATLIN mean?
- One of the small ropes fixed like rungs across the shrouds of a sailing ship, used by sailors as steps for climbing aloft.
- What letters can be added to RATLIN?
- RATLIN takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RATLIN:
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