How many words end in LINE?

This page lists 187 words ending in LINE, each with its Scrabble score.

Why are -LINE words useful?

Words ending in LINE are great for hooking onto existing tiles and pluralising or extending words already on the board.

Words Ending With LINE

All 187 words in our dictionary that end in LINE, sorted by Scrabble score. Perfect for hooks and crossword clues.

187 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

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Hooking with -LINE words

Endings like -LINE let you tack a word onto a tile already on the board, often turning a small play into a big one. Look for the high-value entries above to maximise points.

This list by the numbers

A few numbers before you scroll: the 187 words here run from 5 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words the largest group (51 entries). Wordle players have 2 five-letter options, and there are 38 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is HYDROXYPROLINE at 33 points before multipliers.

For quick reference, the top of the score table reads: HYDROXYPROLINE (33), OXYTETRACYCLINE (32), DOXYCYCLINE (29), SUCCINYLCHOLINE (27), HYPERMASCULINE (26). The longest entry is MONOCRYSTALLINE at 15 letters, and the average word here is worth about 13 points. If you are fishing for these words, keep N (187 appearances), I (187) and L (187) on your rack.

Start with these three

ALINE earns 5 points from just 5 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.
When the rack looks hopeless, RELINE (6 letters, 6 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
SALINE is easy to keep in memory: 6 letters, 6 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.

Once those stick, file away the next tier too: MALINE (8), MOLINE (8), SPLINE (8), CLINE (7), FELINE (9).

-LINE as a board weapon

When the board tightens up late in a Scrabble game, -LINE words keep you scoring: they attach to existing letters instead of needing seven clean tiles. Crossword solvers use the same trick in reverse — if the grid gives you the last letters, this list is the candidate pool. Check the length filter in the Word Finder to match your open squares exactly.

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Narrow it down

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