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Is lineal a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word lineal is a Scrabble US word. The word lineal is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

L1I1N1E1A1L1

Is lineal a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word lineal is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

L1I1N1E1A1L1

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6-letter words (3 found)

ANELLI,LIENAL,LINEAL,

5-letter words (6 found)

ALIEN,ALINE,ANILE,ELAIN,ILEAL,LIANE,

4-letter words (14 found)

AINE,ANIL,EINA,ELAN,ILEA,LAIN,LANE,LEAL,LEAN,LIEN,LINE,NAIL,NEAL,NILL,

3-letter words (16 found)

AIL,AIN,ALE,ALL,ANE,ANI,EAN,ELL,ILL,LEA,LEI,LIE,LIN,NAE,NIE,NIL,

2-letter words (12 found)

AE,AI,AL,AN,EA,EL,EN,IN,LA,LI,NA,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 52 words from lineal according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of lineal

lineal

Etymology

From Old French lineal, from Latin līneālis, from līnea (“a line”) +‎ -ālis (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, line +‎ -al. Doublet of linear.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɪni.əl/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlɪniːəl/

Adjective

lineal (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to a line.
  2. Composed of lines; delineated.
  3. In the direction of a line; of a line; of or relating to a line; measured on, or ascertained by, a line; linear.
  4. Having the quality of proceeding, either physically or conceptually, according to a given rationale or other controlling principles of belief, opinion, practice, or phenomenon.
  5. (anthropological and sociological): Having an ancestral relationship to mothers, fathers, grandparents, (etc.) and having a descendant relationship to sons, daughters, grandchildren (etc.), exclusive of collateral siblings.
  6. (anthropological, sociological, legal): Inheriting by direct descent; having the right by direct descent to succeed (to).

Antonyms

  • collateral

Coordinate terms

  • (of a line): areal, spacial, spatial

Derived terms

  • lineality
  • lineally
  • matrilineal
  • patrilineal
  • polylineal

Related terms

  • line
  • linear
  • lineage

Further reading

  • “lineal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “lineal”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • lienal, nillae

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin līneālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [li.neˈal]
  • Rhymes: -al

Adjective

lineal m or f (masculine and feminine plural lineals)

  1. linear
    Synonym: linear

Derived terms

  • linealitat
  • linealment

Further reading

  • “lineal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “lineal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
  • “lineal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “lineal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

From Latin līneālis.

Adjective

lineal m or f (plural lineais)

  1. linear
    Synonym: linear

Derived terms

  • linealidade

Related terms

  • liña

Further reading

  • “lineal” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin līneālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

lineal m or f (plural lineais)

  1. linear
    Synonym: linear

Further reading

  • “lineal” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin līneālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lineˈal/ [li.neˈal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: li‧ne‧al

Adjective

lineal m or f (masculine and feminine plural lineales)

  1. linear
    Synonym: linear

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

  • “lineal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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