TOWLINE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TOWLINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TOWLINE?
| 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 TOWLINE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOWLINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
towlinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TOWLINE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TOWLINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 64,331.
What does TOWLINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A rope or cable used for towing a vessel or vehicle.
A towline must be strong enough to bear the full drag of the thing behind it, so it is thicker than ordinary mooring rope. It is also used for gliders, water skiers and stalled cars.
How TOWLINE is used
Towline is used wherever one thing pulls another behind it, most often on boats and in aviation.
- The tug passed a heavy towline to the disabled trawler.
- The glider released its towline at a thousand metres.
- A frayed towline snapped under the strain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOWLINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TOWLINE
1 longer words begin with TOWLINE.
Shorter words from the letters in TOWLINE
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Common questions about TOWLINE
- Is TOWLINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOWLINE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOWLINE worth?
- TOWLINE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOWLINE mean?
- A rope or cable used for towing a vessel or vehicle.
- What letters can be added to TOWLINE?
- TOWLINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TOWLINE:
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