REDLINE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. REDLINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REDLINE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REDLINE is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REDLINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REDLINE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in REDLINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 46,786.
What does REDLINE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To refuse loans or insurance to people in certain areas, or to run an engine at its maximum safe speed.
The verb redline began with lenders who marked risky districts on a map in red and denied credit to people who lived there. Motorists use it for pushing an engine up to the red mark on the rev counter.
How REDLINE is used
Appears in finance and housing debates, and in car talk, wherever someone is said to redline an area or an engine.
- Banks used to redline whole neighbourhoods on the city map.
- He liked to redline the engine on the open stretch of road.
- Insurers were accused of choosing to redline poorer districts.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REDLINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of REDLINE
The 7 tiles of REDLINE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with REDLINE
4 longer words begin with REDLINE.
Shorter words from the letters in REDLINE
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Common questions about REDLINE
- Is REDLINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REDLINE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REDLINE worth?
- REDLINE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REDLINE mean?
- To refuse loans or insurance to people in certain areas, or to run an engine at its maximum safe speed.
- What letters can be added to REDLINE?
- REDLINE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of REDLINE:
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