DATELINES

9 letters, 10 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What DATELINES Means

DATELINES is a form of DATELINE, which means:

noun: an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian
noun: a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch
verb: mark with a date and place“dateline a newspaper article”

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

DATELINES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 A1 T1 E1 L1 I1 N1 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In DATELINES

784 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

8 letter words (10)

ANDESITE DATELINE DELAINES ENLISTED ENTAILED LEADIEST LINEATED LINTSEED LISTENED TINSELED

7 letter words (57)

6 letter words (138)

5 letter words (222)

ADITS AEDES AIDES AILED AINEE AISLE ALIEN ALINE ALIST ANELE ANILE ANILS ANISE ANTED ANTES ANTIS ASIDE DAINE DAINT DALES DALIS DALTS DANTS DATES DEALS DEALT DEANS DEENS DEETS DEILS DEIST DELES DELIS DELTA DELTS DENES DENET DENIS DENSE DENTS DIALS DIANE DIENE DIETS DINES DINTS DITAL DITAS DITES EALES EANED EASED EASEL EASLE EATEN EDILE EDITS EILDS EISEL ELAIN ELAND ELANS ELATE ELDIN ELIAD ELIDE ELINT ELITE ELSIN ENATE ENLIT ENTIA ESILE ETENS ETNAS IDANT IDEAL IDEAS IDEES IDENT IDLES INLET INSET INTEL ISLED ISLET ISNAE ISTLE LADEN LADES LAIDS LANDE LANDS LANES LANTS LASED LATED LATEN LEADS LEANS LEANT LEASE LEAST LEATS LEETS LENDS LENES LENIS LENSE LENTI LIANE LIENS LINDS LINED LINES LINTS LITAS LITED LITES NAILS NALED NATES NATIS NEALS NEATS NEEDS NEELD NEIST NELIS NETES NIDAL NIDES NITES SAINE SAINT SALET SANED SATED SATIN SDEIN SEDAN SEELD SEINE SENTE SENTI SETAE SETAL SIDLE SIELD SIENT SILED SILEN SINED SITED SLADE SLAID SLAIN SLANE SLANT SLATE SLEET SLIDE SNAIL SNEAD SNEED SNIDE STADE STAID STAIN STALE STAND STANE STEAD STEAL STEAN STEDE STEED STEEL STEEN STEIL STEIN STELA STELE STEND STIED STILE TAELS TAILS TAINS TALES TEADE TEADS TEAED TEALS TEASE TEELS TEEND TEENS TEILS TEIND TEINS TELAE TELES TELIA TENDS TENES TENIA TENSE TESLA TIANS TIDAL TIDES TILDE TILED TILES TINAS TINDS TINEA TINED TINES TSADE TSADI

4 letter words (224)

ADIT AIDE AIDS AILS AINE AINS AITS ALEE ALES ALIT ALTS ANDS ANES ANIL ANIS ANTE ANTI ANTS ATES DAES DAIS DALE DALI DALS DALT DANS DANT DATE DEAL DEAN DEEN DEES DEET DEIL DELE DELI DELS DELT DENE DENI DENS DENT DESI DIAL DIEL DIES DIET DINE DINS DINT DISA DITA DITE DITS EALE EANS EASE EAST EATS EDIT EELS EIDE EILD EINA EINE ELAN ELDS ELSE ELTS ENDS ENES ESNE ETAS ETEN ETNA IDEA IDEE IDES IDLE ILEA ISLE ISNA ITAS LADE LADS LAID LAIN LAND LANE LANT LASE LAST LATE LATI LATS LEAD LEAN LEAS LEAT LEED LEES LEET LEIS LEND LENS LENT LEST LETS LIAS LIDS LIED LIEN LIES LIND LINE LINS LINT LIST LITE LITS NADS NAIL NATS NEAL NEAT NEDS NEED NEST NETE NETS NIDE NIDS NIED NIES NILS NITE NITS SADE SADI SAID SAIL SAIN SALE SALT SAND SANE SANT SATE SATI SEAL SEAN SEAT SEED SEEL SEEN SEIL SELD SELE SENA SEND SENE SENT SETA SIAL SIDA SIDE SIEN SILD SILE SILT SIND SINE SITE SLAE SLAT SLED SLEE SLID SLIT SNED SNEE SNIT STED STEN STIE TADS TAED TAEL TAES TAIL TAIN TAIS TALE TALI TANE TANS TEAD TEAL TEAS TEDS TEED TEEL TEEN TEES TEIL TEIN TELA TELD TELE TELS TEND TENE TENS TIAN TIDE TIDS TIED TIES TILE TILS TINA TIND TINE TINS

3 letter words (103)

ADS AID AIL AIN AIS AIT ALE ALS ALT AND ANE ANI ANS ANT ATE ATS DAE DAL DAN DAS DEE DEI DEL DEN DIE DIN DIS DIT EAN EAS EAT EDS EEL EEN ELD ELS ELT END ENE ENS EST ETA IDE IDS INS ITA ITS LAD LAS LAT LEA LED LEE LEI LES LET LID LIE LIN LIS LIT NAE NAS NAT NED NEE NET NID NIE NIL NIS NIT SAD SAE SAI SAL SAN SAT SEA SED SEE SEI SEL SEN SET SIN SIT TAD TAE TAI TAN TAS TEA TED TEE TEL TEN TES TID TIE TIL TIN TIS

2 letter words (30)

AD AE AI AL AN AS AT DA DE DI EA ED EE EL EN ES ET ID IN IS IT LA LI NA NE SI ST TA TE TI

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