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What does beeline mean? Is beeline a Scrabble word?

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Is beeline a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word beeline is a Scrabble US word. The word beeline is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

B3E1E1L1I1N1E1

Is beeline a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word beeline is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

B3E1E1L1I1N1E1

Is beeline a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word beeline is a Words With Friends word. The word beeline is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

B4E1E1L2I1N2E1

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7-letter words (1 found)

BEELINE,

6-letter words (1 found)

LIENEE,

5-letter words (5 found)

BELEE,BELIE,LEBEN,NEBEL,NEELE,

4-letter words (12 found)

BEEN,BEIN,BENE,BENI,BIEN,BILE,BINE,BLEE,BLIN,EINE,LIEN,LINE,

3-letter words (17 found)

BEE,BEL,BEN,BIN,EEL,EEN,ENE,LEE,LEI,LIB,LIE,LIN,NEB,NEE,NIB,NIE,NIL,

2-letter words (8 found)

BE,BI,EE,EL,EN,IN,LI,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 45 words from beeline according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of beeline

beeline

Alternative forms

  • bee-line

Etymology

From bee +‎ line, due to the belief that a bee returns to its hive in a straight course, originally an Americanism.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbiːlaɪn/
  • Rhymes: -iːlaɪn

Noun

beeline (plural beelines)

  1. A very direct or quick path or trip.
  2. (mining, chiefly historical) A dynamite fuse made with a small quantity of dynamite powder along its length, so that the spark travels quickly and at a specific known rate.

Translations

Verb

beeline (third-person singular simple present beelines, present participle beelining, simple past and past participle beelined)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To travel in a straight line, ignoring established paths of travel.

See also

  • as the crow flies
  • like a martin to his gourd

References


Source: wiktionary.org