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Words containing LIN

Words that have the letters LIN in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 3,147 playable words containing LIN in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ALKALINIZATIONS. The highest-scoring is ZIZZLING, worth 33 points.

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Popular words containing LIN

PUZZLING28
DISCIPLINARY19
APPALLINGLY18
FULFILLING18
BAFFLING17
COMPELLING17
SCHEDULING17
COMPILING16
RECYCLING16
ASSEMBLING15
CANCELLING15
CONCEALING15
COUNSELLING15
DISCIPLINE15
RESEMBLING15
STUMBLING15
TRAVELLING15
WILLINGLY15

Highest-scoring words containing LIN

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

ZIZZLING33
BEMUZZLING32
PUZZLINGLY32
EMBEZZLING31
UNMUZZLING31
UNPUZZLING31
DRIZZLINGLY31
BEDAZZLING30
DAZZLINGLY30
OUTDAZZLING30
HYDROXYPROLINES30
FRAZZLING29

3-letter words containing LIN (1)

LIN3

4-letter words containing LIN (9)

BLIN6
LINE4
LING5
LINK7
LINN4
LINO4
LINS4
LINT4
LINY6

5-letter words containing LIN (34)

ALINE5
BLIND8
BLINI7
BLINK10
CLINE7
CLING8
CLINK10
COLIN7
ELINT5
FLING9
FLINT8
GLINT6
LINAC7
LINDY8
LINED6
LINEN5
LINER5
LINES5
LINEY7
LINGA6
LINGO6
LINGS6
LINGY8
LININ5
LINKS8
LINKY10
LINNS5
LINOS5
LINTS5
LINTY7
LINUM8
PLINK10
SLING6
SLINK8

6-letter words containing LIN (113)

AILING7
BALING9
BLINDS9
BLINKS11
BLINTZ16
BYLINE10
CLINCH12
CLINGS9
CLINGY11
CLINIC10
CLINKS11
DOLING8
FELINE9
FILING10
FLINCH13
FLINGS10
FLINTS9
FLINTY11
GLINTS7
GOBLIN9
HALING9
HOLING9
IDLING8
KAOLIN9
LINAGE7
LINDEN7
LINEAL6
LINEAR6
LINENS6
LINERS6
LINEUP9
LINGER7
LINING7
LINKED10
LINKER9
LINKUP12
LINNET6
LINTEL6
MARLIN8
MUSLIN9
OGLING8
OILING7
PALING9
PILING9
PLINTH10
POLING9
POPLIN10
RILING7
RULING8
SALINE6
SLINGS7
SLINKS9
SLINKY11
SOLING7
SPLINE8
SPLINT8
TILING7
VIOLIN10
WALING10
WILING10

The 60 most common shown, 53 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing LIN (335)

AMBLING12
BAWLING13
BLINDED11
BLINDLY12
BLINKED13
BLINKER12
BOILING10
BOWLING13
BUGLING12
BULLING11
CABLING12
CALLING10
CEILING10
CLINICS11
CLINKED13
COOLING10
CULLING11
CURLING11
CYCLING14
DARLING9
DEALING9
DECLINE10
DIALING9
EXILING14
FAILING11
FALLING11
FEELING11
FELLING11
FILLING11
FOOLING11
FOULING12
FOWLING14
FUELING12
FULLING12
FURLING12
HOWLING13
INCLINE9
JAILING16
JAVELIN19
JELLING16
KILLING11
LINKAGE11
LINKING11
MAILING10
NAILING8
OUTLINE8
PULLING11
ROLLING8
SAILING8
SCALING10
SEALING8
SELLING8
SKYLINE12
SMILING10
TELLING8
VEILING12
WHALING13
WHILING13
WILLING11
YOWLING13

The 60 most common shown, 275 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing LIN (676)

BAFFLING17
BUCKLING17
CAJOLING19
CLINICAL12
COUPLING14
CRAWLING14
CYLINDER13
DAZZLING26
DEADLINE10
DECLINED12
DECLINES11
DIALINGS10
DIALLING10
DOUBLING13
ENABLING11
EQUALING18
EXHALING17
FEELINGS12
FIDDLING14
FIZZLING28
FUMBLING17
GARBLING12
GASOLINE9
GUZZLING27
HANDLING12
HEADLINE11
INCLINED11
INCLINES10
JANGLING18
JAVELINS20
JEWELING20
JIGGLING19
JINGLING18
JOSTLING17
JUGGLING20
JUMBLING22
LABELING11
MANGLING12
MODELING12
MUDDLING14
MUFFLING18
MUZZLING28
NUZZLING26
OUTLINED10
OUTLINES9
PIPELINE12
PUZZLING28
QUAILING18
QUELLING18
RATTLING9
SAMPLING13
SETTLING9
SIZZLING25
SPELLING11
SPOILING11
STEALING9
STERLING9
TACKLING14
TRAILING9
WAFFLING18

The 60 most common shown, 616 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing LIN (636)

APPALLING14
APPEALING14
BICYCLING18
BLINDFOLD16
CANCELING14
CHUCKLING20
CLINCHING16
COMPILING16
CRACKLING17
CRIPPLING16
CRUMBLING17
CRUMPLING17
DECLINING13
DETAILING11
DIALLINGS11
DISABLING13
DRIZZLING27
DUCKLINGS17
DUMPLINGS16
ENTITLING10
EQUALLING19
EXAMPLING20
EXCELLING18
EXPELLING18
EXTOLLING16
FLINCHING17
FRECKLING18
GRUMBLING16
GUIDELINE12
HEADLINES12
HOBGOBLIN16
INCLINING12
JEWELLING21
KNUCKLING19
LABELLING12
MARVELING16
MODELINGS13
MODELLING13
OUTLINING11
PRICKLING17
PUMMELING17
QUIBBLING23
RECALLING12
RECYCLING16
REVEALING14
SCROLLING12
SCUFFLING19
SHACKLING17
SHUFFLING19
SIGNALING11
SPELLINGS12
SQUALLING19
SQUEALING19
STARTLING10
STUMBLING15
SWIVELING17
TRAVELING14
UNDERLINE11
UNWILLING14
WILLINGLY15

The 60 most common shown, 576 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing LIN (508)

APPARELING15
ASSEMBLING15
BLINDFOLDS17
BLINDINGLY16
BLINKERING16
BORDERLINE13
BUSHELLING16
CANCELLING15
CATCALLING15
CHANNELING15
CHISELLING15
CLINICALLY16
COMPELLING17
CONCEALING15
COUNSELING14
DELINQUENT20
DISCIPLINE15
DOMICILING16
DRIVELLING16
EMBEZZLING31
ENCIRCLING15
EYEBALLING15
FLEDGLINGS16
FOUNDLINGS16
FULFILLING18
FUNNELLING15
GRAVELLING16
GROVELLING16
GUIDELINES13
HOBGOBLINS17
IMPERILING15
INSTALLING11
LINGUISTIC14
MARSHALING15
MARVELLING17
MASCULINES15
OVERRULING16
PARCELLING15
PENCILLING15
PREVAILING17
PROPELLING15
PUMMELLING18
QUARRELING20
RELINQUISH21
RESEMBLING15
SCHEDULING17
SCRAMBLING17
SCRIBBLING17
SHOVELLING17
SHRIVELING17
SIGNALLING12
SKINFLINTS16
SPRINKLING16
SQUABBLING24
STRUGGLING14
SWIVELLING18
TRAVELLING15
UNDERLINED13
UNDERLINES12
UNRAVELING16

The 60 most common shown, 448 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing LIN (348)

APPALLINGLY18
APPARELLING16
BAMBOOZLING26
BEDEVILLING19
BLINDFOLDED19
BORDERLINES14
CHANNELLING16
CHRONICLING18
CLEANLINESS13
COMMINGLING19
CONTROLLING14
COUNSELLING15
CYLINDRICAL18
DELINQUENCY25
DELINQUENTS21
DISCIPLINED17
DISCIPLINES16
DISHEVELING19
DISMANTLING15
ENTHRALLING14
FLANNELLING15
FORETELLING15
IMPERILLING16
INCLINATION13
INITIALLING12
LINGUISTICS15
MANHANDLING17
MARSHALLING16
MISSPELLING16
MOTHBALLING18
OVERHAULING19
PANHANDLING17
PARALLELING14
PENCILLINGS16
POLLINATING14
POLLINATION13
QUADRUPLING25
QUARRELLING21
QUINTUPLING24
RECOMPILING18
RECONCILING16
REMODELLING15
RESHUFFLING21
SHRIVELLING18
SNOWBALLING17
SPLINTERING14
SPRINKLINGS17
SQUIRRELING21
STARTLINGLY14
STENCILLING14
STOCKPILING19
STREAMLINED14
STREAMLINES13
TRAMPOLINES15
UNDERLINING14
UNFLINCHING20
UNRAVELLING17
WHOLESALING17
WILLINGNESS15
WINDMILLING18

The 60 most common shown, 288 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing LIN (227)

ALKALINIZING24
AMOXICILLINS22
AMOXYCILLINS24
AUTOMOBILING18
BACKPEDALING23
BLACKBALLING22
BLACKMAILING22
BLINDFOLDING20
BOONDOGGLING18
BUTTONHOLING18
CARTWHEELING20
CATERWAULING19
CHARBROILING19
CHITTERLINGS17
CLOTHESLINES16
COMPELLINGLY21
COWARDLINESS18
DELINEATIONS13
DELINQUENTLY24
DESALINATING14
DESALINATION13
DISCIPLINARY19
DISCIPLINING18
DISGRUNTLING16
DISHEVELLING20
DISINCLINING16
DOXYCYCLINES27
FORESTALLING16
FREEWHEELING21
FRIENDLINESS16
HEMATOXYLINS24
INCLINATIONS14
INTERLINKING16
MASCULINIZED26
MASCULINIZES25
MISSPELLINGS17
MONOLINGUALS16
MOTHERLINESS16
MOTORCYCLING21
MULTILINGUAL17
PIGEONHOLING18
QUISLINGISMS24
REASSEMBLING17
REINSTALLING13
RELINQUISHED24
RELINQUISHES23
RESCHEDULING19
SLOVENLINESS16
SNOWMOBILING20
SQUIRRELLING22
STEAMROLLING15
STONEWALLING16
STREAMLINING15
SUBTOTALLING16
UNDERSELLING15
UNGAINLINESS14
UNSCRAMBLING20
UNSEEMLINESS15
UNTIMELINESS15
WILDFOWLINGS23

The 60 most common shown, 167 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

3,147 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (1.9%) are containing LIN. Most of them, 676, have 8 letters. 190 start with LIN, 102 end with it and 2,856 have it only in the middle.

Words containing similar letters

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing LIN?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 3,147 words containing LIN, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing LIN?

ZIZZLING, worth 33 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: BEMUZZLING (32), PUZZLINGLY (32) and EMBEZZLING (31).

What are the most common words containing LIN?

PUZZLING, DISCIPLINARY, APPALLINGLY, FULFILLING, BAFFLING and COMPELLING. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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