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Is sideline a Scrabble word?

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

S1I1D2E1L1I1N1E1

Is sideline a Scrabble UK word?

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

S1I1D2E1L1I1N1E1

Is sideline a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word sideline is a Words With Friends word. The word sideline is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1I1D2E1L2I1N2E1

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8-letter words (1 found)

SIDELINE,

7-letter words (5 found)

ENISLED,ENSILED,INISLED,LINDIES,LINSEED,

6-letter words (22 found)

DENIES,DESINE,DIENES,DIESEL,EDILES,ELDINS,ELIDES,ENISLE,ENSILE,INDIES,INISLE,INSIDE,LENSED,NEELDS,NELIES,SEDILE,SEIDEL,SEILED,SEINED,SENILE,SILENE,SILENI,

5-letter words (46 found)

DEENS,DEILS,DELES,DELIS,DENES,DENIS,DENSE,DIELS,DIENE,DINES,EDILE,EILDS,EISEL,ELDIN,ELIDE,ELSIN,ESILE,IDEES,IDLES,INDIE,ISLED,LEDES,LENDS,LENES,LENIS,LENSE,LIENS,LINDS,LINED,LINES,NEEDS,NEELD,NELIS,NIDES,NISEI,SDEIN,SEELD,SEINE,SIDLE,SIELD,SILED,SILEN,SINED,SLIDE,SNEED,SNIDE,

4-letter words (68 found)

DEEN,DEES,DEIL,DELE,DELI,DELS,DENE,DENI,DENS,DESI,DIEL,DIES,DINE,DINS,EELS,EIDE,EILD,EINE,ELDS,ELSE,ENDS,ENES,ESNE,IDEE,IDES,IDLE,ISLE,LEDE,LEED,LEES,LEIS,LEND,LENS,LIDS,LIED,LIEN,LIES,LIND,LINE,LINS,NEDS,NEED,NIDE,NIDI,NIDS,NIED,NIES,NILS,NISI,SEED,SEEL,SEEN,SEIL,SELD,SELE,SEND,SENE,SIDE,SIEN,SILD,SILE,SIND,SINE,SLED,SLEE,SLID,SNED,SNEE,

3-letter words (38 found)

DEE,DEI,DEL,DEN,DIE,DIN,DIS,EDS,EEL,EEN,ELD,ELS,END,ENE,ENS,IDE,IDS,INS,LED,LEE,LEI,LES,LID,LIE,LIN,LIS,NED,NEE,NID,NIE,NIL,NIS,SED,SEE,SEI,SEL,SEN,SIN,

2-letter words (13 found)

DE,DI,ED,EE,EL,EN,ES,ID,IN,IS,LI,NE,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 194 words from sideline according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of sideline

sideline

Alternative forms

  • side line, side-line

Etymology

side +‎ line

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsaɪdlaɪn/

Noun

sideline (plural sidelines)

  1. A line at the side of something.
  2. Something that is additional or extra or that exists around the edges or margins of a main item.
  3. A line for hobbling an animal by connecting the fore and the hind feet of the same side.
  4. (sports) A line defining the side boundary of a playing field. Used in Canadian football, field lacrosse and basketball.
    Synonym: (in rugby union, rugby league and association football) touchline
  5. (sports, usually in the plural) The area outside the playing field beyond each sideline.
  6. (figuratively) The outside or perimeter of any activity.
    to relegate to the sidelines
  7. (Canada) A secondary road, especially a byroad at right angles to a main road.
  8. (Philippines) A side hustle.

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Verb

sideline (third-person singular simple present sidelines, present participle sidelining, simple past and past participle sidelined)

  1. (sports, transitive) To place on the sidelines; to bench or to keep someone out of play.
  2. (figurative, transitive) To remove or keep out of circulation or out of the focus.

Translations

References

  • “sideline”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

  • disilene, lineside

Source: wiktionary.org