SALINA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SALINA 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 SALINA?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SALINA is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SALINA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
salinasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SALINA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SALINA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about SALINA
- The same 6 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 SALINA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A salt marsh, lake, or pan where seawater or brine collects and salt can be extracted.
Salina comes from the Spanish and Latin words for salt and names a natural basin where seawater collects and evaporates, leaving crystallised salt behind. The word appears most often in writing about the Caribbean and South America, where a salina may be worked commercially or left as a wild salt marsh that draws wading birds. English sometimes broadens salina to cover the salt works built around such a basin, not just the natural feature itself. The plural salinas is common in travel and geography writing describing a whole district of such basins.
How SALINA is used
Mainly found in geography and travel writing about salt-producing regions, especially in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Flamingos gathered at the edge of the salina to feed.
- Workers raked salt from the shallow salina each dry season.
- The coastal salina turned pink with algae in midsummer.
- A narrow causeway crossed the old salina outside the town.
- Salt merchants had traded from that salina for centuries.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SALINA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SALINA
The 6 tiles of SALINA in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SALINA
1 longer words begin with SALINA.
Shorter words from the letters in SALINA
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Common questions about SALINA
- Is SALINA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SALINA, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SALINA worth?
- SALINA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SALINA mean?
- A salt marsh, lake, or pan where seawater or brine collects and salt can be extracted.
- What letters can be added to SALINA?
- SALINA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SALINA:
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