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Dateline

d 2a 1t 1e 1l 1i 1n 1e 1

About 3 syllables

noun · verb · 8 letters · Less common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does dateline mean?

noun

  1. an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian

    Synonymsdate lineinternational date line

  2. a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch

verb

  1. mark with a date and place

    “dateline a newspaper article”

    Synonymsdatemark

Is DATELINE a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is DATELINE worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
d 2a 1t 1e 1l 1i 1n 1e 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
d 2a 1t 1e 1l 2i 1n 2e 1

Wordfeud

9 pts
d 2a 1t 1e 1l 1i 1n 1e 1

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
d 2a 1t 1e 1l 2i 1n 1e 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in DATELINE

Hooks for DATELINE

Add one letter to the front or back of DATELINE to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Words that end like DATELINE

Common words that share the ending -INE, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

All words ending in -INE

Dateline: quick answers

Is DATELINE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DATELINE is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DATELINE worth?
DATELINE scores 9 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does dateline mean?
As a noun, dateline means “an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DATELINE?
You can make 281 shorter words from DATELINE, such as ALIENED, DELAINE, EDENTAL, LATENED. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of DATELINE?
DATELINE rearranges into ENTAILED, LINEATED.