WIRELINE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WIRELINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WIRELINE?
| 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 WIRELINE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WIRELINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wirelinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WIRELINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WIRELINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WIRELINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WIRELINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A cable used to lower tools or instruments into an oil well, or a telephone or telegraph line.
In the oil industry a wireline lets crews take measurements and retrieve equipment from deep inside a borehole. Older writing also uses it for the cable of a telegraph system.
How WIRELINE is used
Wireline is an oilfield and telecommunications term.
- The crew ran a wireline down the shaft to test the pressure.
- A broken wireline halted the survey for hours.
- The old wireline once carried telegrams across the valley.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WIRELINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WIRELINE
1 longer words begin with WIRELINE.
Shorter words from the letters in WIRELINE
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Common questions about WIRELINE
- Is WIRELINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WIRELINE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WIRELINE worth?
- WIRELINE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WIRELINE mean?
- A cable used to lower tools or instruments into an oil well, or a telephone or telegraph line.
- What letters can be added to WIRELINE?
- WIRELINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WIRELINE:
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