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Online

Q: What does online mean?

As an adjective, online means “on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.

o ₁n ₁l ₁i ₁n ₁e ₁

About 2 syllables

adjective · 6 letters · Less common

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

What does online mean?

adjective

on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system
“on-line industries”
connected to a computer network or accessible by computer
“an on-line database”
being in progress now
“on-line editorial projects”

Is ONLINE a valid word?

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

How many points is ONLINE worth?

Scrabble

6 pts

o ₁n ₁l ₁i ₁n ₁e ₁

Words With Friends

9 pts

o ₁n ₂l ₂i ₁n ₂e ₁

Wordfeud

6 pts

o ₁n ₁l ₁i ₁n ₁e ₁

NYT Crossplay

7 pts

o ₁n ₁l ₂i ₁n ₁e ₁

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

Words from the letters in ONLINE

Best shorter words top 30 of 43

eloin 5 linen 5 olein 5 enol 4 leno 4 lien 4 line 4 linn 4 lino 4 lion 4 loin 4 lone 4 neon 4 nine 4 noel 4 noil 4 nole 4 none 4 noni 4 onie 4 eon 3 inn 3 ion 3 lei 3 lie 3 lin 3 nie 3 nil 3 non 3 oil 3

See all 43 words made from ONLINE

Hooks for ONLINE

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

onliner

Words that end like ONLINE

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.

define combine incline machine routine divine engine famine refine confine decline destine outline deadline doctrine headline sunshine bovine canine feline iodine lupine marine ravine

All words ending in -INE

Online: quick answers

Is ONLINE a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. ONLINE is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 6 points before board bonuses.

How many points is ONLINE worth?

ONLINE scores 6 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 6 in Wordfeud and 7 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does online mean?

As an adjective, online means “on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in ONLINE?

You can make 43 shorter words from ONLINE, such as ELOIN, LINEN, OLEIN, ENOL. See the full list.