THEELIN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. THEELIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THEELIN?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THEELIN is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THEELIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
theelinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THEELIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in THEELIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 93,572.
What does THEELIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A female sex hormone, now better known as estrone, made by the ovaries.
Theelin was among the first oestrogens to be isolated, in the late 1920s. The name has been replaced by estrone in modern science. Old medical papers still mention it.
How THEELIN is used
Theelin is a historical biochemical name.
- The early paper reported the isolation of theelin.
- Doctors once prescribed theelin for certain deficiencies.
- In older books, theelin is the entry for estrone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THEELIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THEELIN
1 longer words begin with THEELIN.
Shorter words from the letters in THEELIN
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Common questions about THEELIN
- Is THEELIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THEELIN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THEELIN worth?
- THEELIN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THEELIN mean?
- A female sex hormone, now better known as estrone, made by the ovaries.
- What letters can be added to THEELIN?
- THEELIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of THEELIN:
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