Is MARLIN a word?
MARLIN is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends, has 6 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 58 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, MARLIN is a valid word.
What does marlin mean?
noun: large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
MARLIN: word details
- Pronunciation: MAHR-luhn (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 6 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 22,342 6-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 8 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 11 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside marlin
Words you can make from the letters of marlin.
Solve a whole rack, not just MARLIN
MARLIN is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does MARLIN mean?
MARLIN is a noun. It means: large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes.
Is MARLIN a valid word?
Yes, MARLIN is a valid word. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.