Is LIFELINES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LIFELINES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LIFELINES mean?
Lifelines is a form of LIFELINE.
- noun
a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live
- noun
support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection)
“the airlift provided a lifeline for Berlin”
- noun
line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver
- noun
line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 9
L (1) + I (1) + F (4) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for LIFELINES
LIFELINES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from LIFELINES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- lifeline11
- felines10
- fellies10
- fillies10
- infills10
- elfins9
- feline9
- filles9
- flense9
- infill9
- selfie9
- elfin8
- feels8
- fells8
- files8
- fille8
- fills8
- fines8
- finis8
- flees8
- flies8
- neifs8
- nellies7
- feel7
- fees7
- fell7
- fens7
- file7
- fill7
- fils7
- fine7
- fins7
- flee7
- lief7
- life7
- neif7
- seif7
- self7
- enisle6
- ensile6
- lilies6
- nielli6
- senile6
- sileni6
- efs6
- elf6
- fee6
- fen6
- fes6
- fie6
- fil6
- fin6
- ifs6
- lenes5
- lenis5
- lense5
- liens5
- lines5
- lisle5
- nills5
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