TRAPLINE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TRAPLINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRAPLINE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRAPLINE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRAPLINE
Front hooks — 1
straplineBack hooks — 1
traplinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRAPLINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TRAPLINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRAPLINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TRAPLINE
- All 8 letters of TRAPLINE are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 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 TRAPLINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A route along which a trapper sets and regularly checks a series of traps.
A trapline can stretch for many miles through forest or along a river. Trappers walk or ski it on a fixed round, and the path itself is often passed down through a family.
How TRAPLINE is used
Used in the language of fur trapping and northern life, usually for the trapline a person works each winter.
- He checked his trapline every morning before dawn.
- The family's trapline ran along the frozen creek.
- Snow buried half the trapline overnight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRAPLINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TRAPLINE
The 8 tiles of TRAPLINE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TRAPLINE
1 longer words begin with TRAPLINE.
Shorter words from the letters in TRAPLINE
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Common questions about TRAPLINE
- Is TRAPLINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRAPLINE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRAPLINE worth?
- TRAPLINE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRAPLINE mean?
- A route along which a trapper sets and regularly checks a series of traps.
- What letters can be added to TRAPLINE?
- TRAPLINE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TRAPLINE:
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