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Is linen a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word linen is a Scrabble US word. The word linen is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

L1I1N1E1N1

Is linen a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word linen is a Scrabble UK word and has 5 points:

L1I1N1E1N1

Is linen a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word linen is a Words With Friends word. The word linen is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

L2I1N2E1N2

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5-letter words (1 found)

LINEN,

4-letter words (4 found)

LIEN,LINE,LINN,NINE,

3-letter words (6 found)

INN,LEI,LIE,LIN,NIE,NIL,

2-letter words (5 found)

EL,EN,IN,LI,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 17 words from linen according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of linen

linen ilnen lnien nlien inlen nilen lienn ilenn leinn elinn ielnn eilnn lnein nlein lenin elnin nelin enlin ineln nieln ienln einln neiln eniln linne ilnne lnine nline inlne nilne linne ilnne lnine nline inlne nilne lnnie nlnie lnnie nlnie nnlie nnlie innle ninle innle ninle nnile nnile lienn ilenn leinn elinn ielnn eilnn linen ilnen lnien nlien inlen nilen lenin elnin lnein nlein enlin nelin ienln einln ineln nieln eniln neiln lneni nleni lenni elnni nelni enlni lnnei nlnei lnnei nlnei nnlei nnlei lenni elnni lneni nleni enlni nelni nenli ennli nneli nneli ennli nenli inenl nienl iennl einnl neinl eninl innel ninel innel ninel nniel nniel iennl einnl inenl nienl eninl neinl nenil ennil nneil nneil ennil nenil

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word linen. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in linen.

Definitions and meaning of linen

linen

Etymology

From Middle English lynnen, lynen, from Old English līnen (“linen", "made of flax”), from Proto-West Germanic *līnīn (“made of flax”), from Proto-Germanic *līną (“flax”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”), equivalent to line +‎ -en. Cognate with Latin līnum (“flax”). More at line.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪnɪn/

Noun

linen (countable and uncountable, plural linens)

  1. (uncountable) Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
  2. (countable) Domestic textiles, such as tablecloths, bedding, towels, underclothes, etc., that are made of linen or linen-like fabrics of cotton or other fibers; linens.
  3. A light beige colour, like that of linen cloth undyed.

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Adjective

linen (not comparable)

  1. Made from linen cloth or thread.
  2. Having the colour linen, light beige.

See also

  • fustian
  • lingerie
  • muslin
  • flaxen
  • Appendix:Colors

References

  • linen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Lenin, linne

Cebuano

Etymology

From English linen, from Middle English lynnen, lynen, from Old English līnen (“linen", "made of flax”), from Proto-Germanic *līnīnaz (“made of flax”), from Proto-Germanic *līną (“flax”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”). Superseded lino.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: li‧nen

Noun

linen

  1. linen; thread or cloth made from flax fiber

Adjective

linen

  1. made from linen cloth or thread

Cornish

Noun

linen f (plural linennow or linednow)

  1. singulative of lin
  2. thread

Synonyms

  • (thread): neusen/neujen

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch linnen, from Middle Dutch linijn, from Proto-West Germanic *līnīn (“made of flax”), from Proto-Germanic *līną (“flax”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlinən]
  • Hyphenation: li‧nên

Noun

linên (first-person possessive linenku, second-person possessive linenmu, third-person possessive linennya)

  1. linen: a cloth made from flax.

Alternative forms

  • lènan, linan
  • linén (Standard Malay)

Further reading

  • “linen” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Old English

Alternative forms

  • līnin, līnnen, līnnin

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *līnīnaz, equivalent to līne +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliː.nen/

Adjective

līnen

  1. (relational) linen

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: lynnen; lynen
    • English: linen
    • Scots: linin, linnin

References

  • Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “línen”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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