Words Containing LIN
Explore a range of words that include the letter LIN, showcasing the diversity and richness of the English language. Enhance your vocabulary with interesting and unique terms featuring LIN.
3 letter words
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| lin | 3 | United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959) | - |
4 letter words
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| line | 4 | a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning | I can't follow your line of reasoning |
| ling | 5 | elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth | - |
| link | 8 | a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network | - |
| lino | 4 | a floor covering | - |
| linn | 4 | - | - |
| lint | 4 | cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds | - |
| lind | 5 | Swedish soprano who toured the United States under the management of P. T. Barnum (1820-1887) | - |
| blin | 6 | - | - |
| lins | 4 | - | - |
| liny | 7 | - | - |
5 letter words
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| blind | 8 | something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity | the holding company was just a blind |
| lines | 5 | - | - |
| colin | 7 | - | - |
| lined | 6 | (used especially of skin) marked by lines or seams | their lined faces were immeasurably sad |
| blink | 11 | keep back by blinking | blink away tears |
| links | 9 | a golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore | - |
| flint | 8 | a river in western Georgia that flows generally south to join the Chattahoochee River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River | - |
| fling | 9 | indulge oneself | - |
| bling | 8 | flashy, ostentatious jewelry | the rapper was loaded with bling |
| cling | 8 | fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit | - |
| linen | 5 | a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish | - |
| sling | 6 | hurl as if with a sling | - |
| linux | 12 | an open-source version of the UNIX operating system | - |
| clint | 7 | - | - |
| aline | 5 | place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight | - |
| liner | 5 | a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment | - |
| clink | 11 | a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) | - |
| lingo | 6 | a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) | they don't speak our lingo |
| lindy | 9 | an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh) | - |
| glint | 6 | a momentary flash of light | - |
| cline | 7 | American geneticist who succeeded in transferring a functioning gene from one mouse to another (born in 1934) | - |
| slink | 9 | walk stealthily | I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey |
| plink | 11 | - | - |
| linin | 5 | an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended | - |
| linch | 10 | - | - |
| linds | 6 | - | - |
| elint | 5 | intelligence derived from electromagnetic radiations from foreign sources (other than radioactive sources) | - |
| kylin | 12 | - | - |
| linac | 7 | ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path | - |
| linky | 12 | - | - |
| linns | 5 | - | - |
| linny | 8 | - | - |
| linos | 5 | - | - |
| lints | 5 | - | - |
| linty | 8 | - | - |
| lingy | 9 | - | - |
| lings | 6 | - | - |
| liney | 8 | - | - |
| linga | 6 | - | - |
| linum | 7 | a herbaceous plant genus of the family Linaceae with small sessile leaves | - |
| pling | 8 | - | - |
| bliny | 10 | Russian pancake of buckwheat flour and yeast; usually served with caviar and sour cream | - |
| blins | 7 | - | - |
| blini | 7 | Russian pancake of buckwheat flour and yeast; usually served with caviar and sour cream | - |
6 letter words
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| berlin | 8 | capital of Germany located in eastern Germany | - |
| clinic | 10 | a healthcare facility for outpatient care | - |
| online | 6 | on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system | - |
| linked | 11 | connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks | - |
| violin | 9 | bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow | - |
| ruling | 7 | the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) | - |
| tellin | 6 | - | - |
| lining | 7 | a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment | - |
| filing | 10 | a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file | - |
| goblin | 9 | (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings | - |
| merlin | 8 | small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry | - |
| linger | 7 | take one's time; proceed slowly | - |
| marlin | 8 | large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes | - |
| lineup | 8 | (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat | - |
| carlin | 8 | - | - |
| moulin | 8 | a chute through which supraglacial water enters a glacier, boring either to the bedrock or to the depth of common crevasse formation | the icy river plunged, roaring, into the moulin's blue depths |
| saline | 6 | an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water | - |
| piling | 9 | a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure | - |
| linear | 6 | designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree | - |
| uplink | 12 | a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission | - |
| flinch | 14 | draw back, as with fear or pain | she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf |
| feline | 9 | any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws | - |
| linden | 7 | any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber | - |
| lingam | 9 | the Hindu phallic symbol of Siva | - |
| clingy | 12 | - | - |
| ailing | 7 | somewhat ill or prone to illness | my poor ailing grandmother |
| salina | 6 | a town in central Kansas | - |
| idling | 8 | having no employment | - |
| splint | 8 | an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg) | - |
| slinky | 13 | - | - |
| blinks | 12 | small Indian lettuce of northern regions | - |
| clinch | 13 | a small slip noose made with seizing | - |
| muslin | 8 | plain-woven cotton fabric | - |
| lintel | 6 | horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window | - |
| doling | 8 | - | - |
| holing | 10 | - | - |
| byline | 11 | - | - |
| baling | 9 | - | - |
| lineal | 6 | in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child | lineal ancestors |
| poplin | 10 | a ribbed fabric used in clothing and upholstery | - |
| caplin | 10 | very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes | - |
| ealing | 7 | - | - |
| tiling | 7 | the application of tiles to cover a surface | - |
| blinis | 8 | - | - |
| dolina | 7 | - | - |
| linnet | 6 | small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico | - |
| linney | 9 | - | - |
| blintz | 17 | (Judaism) thin pancake folded around a filling and fried or baked | - |
| flinty | 12 | showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings | his flinty gaze |
| riling | 7 | - | - |
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7 letter words
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| telling | 8 | powerfully persuasive | a telling presentation |
| feeling | 11 | the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people | - |
| calling | 10 | the particular occupation for which you are trained | - |
| darling | 9 | an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River | - |
| killing | 12 | very funny | a killing joke |
| willing | 11 | not brought about by coercion or force | - |
| selling | 8 | the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money | - |
| falling | 11 | coming down freely under the influence of gravity | falling rain |
| yelling | 11 | uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement | - |
| dealing | 9 | the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities) | he has always been honest is his dealings with me |
| pulling | 10 | the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you | his strenuous pulling strained his back |
| rolling | 8 | a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) | - |
| smiling | 10 | a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement | - |
| fooling | 11 | characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility | a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter |
| ceiling | 10 | an upper limit on what is allowed | he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him |
| filling | 11 | any material that fills a space or container | - |
| collins | 9 | tall iced drink of liquor (usually gin) with fruit juice | - |
| healing | 11 | tending to cure or restore to health | her gentle healing hand |
| wailing | 11 | vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression | wailing mourners |
| bowling | 13 | a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them | - |
| sailing | 8 | the activity of flying a glider | - |
| failing | 11 | failure to reach a minimum required performance | his failing the course led to his disqualification |
| howling | 14 | extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers | a howling success |
| boiling | 10 | cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil | - |
| airline | 7 | a hose that carries air under pressure | - |
| decline | 10 | grow worse | - |
| blinded | 11 | deprived of sight | - |
| dialing | 9 | - | - |
| cooling | 10 | the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature | - |
| outline | 7 | a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory | - |
| blindly | 13 | without seeing or looking | he felt around his desk blindly |
| lineage | 8 | the number of lines in a piece of printed material | - |
| cycling | 15 | the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle | - |
| tailing | 8 | the act of following someone secretly | - |
| insulin | 7 | hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells | - |
| peeling | 10 | loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales | - |
| hauling | 11 | the activity of transporting goods by truck | - |
| hotline | 10 | - | - |
| railing | 8 | a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports | - |
| mailing | 10 | the transmission of a letter | the postmark indicates the time of mailing |
| billing | 10 | request for payment of a debt | - |
| kremlin | 13 | citadel of a Russian town | - |
| curling | 10 | (of hair) making curls or having been made to curl | - |
| sibling | 10 | a person's brother or sister | - |
| felling | 11 | - | - |
| styling | 11 | - | - |
| whaling | 14 | - | - |
| inkling | 12 | a slight suggestion or vague understanding | he had no inkling what was about to happen |
| bawling | 13 | loud cries made while weeping | - |
| bellini | 9 | Italian composer of operas (1801-1835) | - |
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8 letter words
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| feelings | 12 | emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity) | the remark hurt his feelings |
| stealing | 9 | avoiding detection by moving carefully | - |
| gambling | 14 | the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize) | his gambling cost him a fortune |
| growling | 13 | the sound of growling (as made by animals) | - |
| handling | 13 | the management of someone or something | the handling of prisoners |
| rumbling | 13 | continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound | the rumbling rolling sound of thunder |
| crawling | 14 | a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body | - |
| franklin | 15 | printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790) | - |
| deadline | 10 | the point in time at which something must be completed | - |
| gasoline | 9 | a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines | - |
| rattling | 9 | used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal | a rattling good yarn |
| smelling | 11 | (used with `of' or `with') noticeably odorous | - |
| spelling | 11 | forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage | - |
| settling | 9 | a gradual sinking to a lower level | - |
| mumbling | 15 | ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth) | - |
| headline | 12 | the heading or caption of a newspaper article | - |
| swelling | 12 | an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement | - |
| babbling | 15 | gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby | - |
| airlines | 8 | - | - |
| spoiling | 11 | the process of becoming spoiled | - |
| clinical | 12 | scientifically detached; unemotional | he spoke in the clipped clinical monotones typical of police testimony |
| lingerie | 9 | women's underwear and nightclothes | - |
| modeling | 12 | the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale) | - |
| drilling | 10 | the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum | - |
| chilling | 14 | provoking fear terror | - |
| inclined | 11 | having made preparations | - |
| rustling | 9 | a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind | - |
| holiness | 11 | the quality of being holy | - |
| dazzling | 28 | shining intensely | dazzling snow |
| spilling | 11 | - | - |
| pipeline | 12 | gossip spread by spoken communication | - |
| stalling | 9 | a tactic used to mislead or delay | - |
| dealings | 10 | the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities) | he has always been honest is his dealings with me |
| sterling | 9 | highest in quality | - |
| blinking | 15 | informal intensifiers | what a bally (or blinking) nuisance |
| blinding | 12 | shining intensely | blinding headlights |
| cylinder | 14 | a chamber within which piston moves | - |
| declined | 12 | - | - |
| meddling | 13 | intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner | - |
| bubbling | 15 | marked by high spirits or excitement | - |
| clinging | 12 | - | - |
| sizzling | 27 | characterized by intense emotion or interest or excitement | sizzling political issues |
| tickling | 15 | the act of tickling | - |
| lifeline | 11 | a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live | - |
| kneeling | 13 | supporting yourself on your knees | - |
| jingling | 17 | having a series of high-pitched ringing sounds like many small bells | jingling sleigh bells |
| splinter | 10 | a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal | he got a splinter in his finger |
| timeline | 10 | a sequence of related events arranged in chronological order and displayed along a line (usually drawn left to right or top to bottom) | - |
| tinkling | 13 | like the short high ringing sound of a small bell | sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal |
| dangling | 11 | the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely) | - |
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9 letter words
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| chuckling | 21 | - | - |
| traveling | 13 | the act of going from one place to another | - |
| whistling | 16 | the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture | - |
| wrestling | 13 | the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down | - |
| squealing | 19 | having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge | - |
| smuggling | 14 | secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due | - |
| troubling | 12 | causing distress or worry or anxiety | a new and troubling thought |
| trembling | 14 | a shaky motion | - |
| revealing | 13 | disclosing unintentionally something concealed | - |
| dumplings | 15 | small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough | - |
| masculine | 13 | a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male | - |
| crackling | 18 | the sharp sound of snapping noises | - |
| sparkling | 16 | used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide | sparkling wines |
| thrilling | 13 | causing a surge of emotion or excitement | a thrilling performer to watch |
| willingly | 16 | in a willing manner | I willingly accept |
| appealing | 14 | (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings | - |
| appalling | 14 | causing consternation | appalling conditions |
| recycling | 17 | the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products | - |
| blindfold | 16 | wearing a blindfold | - |
| schooling | 15 | the process of being formally educated at a school | - |
| blindness | 12 | the state of being blind or lacking sight | - |
| startling | 10 | so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm | Sydney's startling new Opera House |
| bloodline | 12 | the descendants of one individual | - |
| smilingly | 15 | with smiles; in a smiling manner | the girl reminded her smilingly of their childhood spent together |
| unwilling | 13 | in spite of contrary volition | an unwilling smile |
| canceling | 14 | - | - |
| lingering | 11 | the act of tarrying | - |
| grumbling | 15 | continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound | - |
| slingshot | 13 | a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones | - |
| sidelines | 10 | - | - |
| modelling | 13 | the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale) | - |
| refueling | 13 | the activity of supplying or taking on fuel | - |
| profiling | 15 | recording a person's behavior and analyzing psychological characteristics in order to predict or assess their ability in a certain sphere or to identify a particular group of people | - |
| shuffling | 19 | the act of mixing cards haphazardly | - |
| violinist | 12 | a musician who plays the violin | - |
| coastline | 11 | the outline of a coast | - |
| dribbling | 15 | the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks | - |
| twinkling | 17 | a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) | - |
| signaling | 11 | any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message | - |
| adrenalin | 10 | a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action | - |
| grappling | 15 | the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down | - |
| splinters | 11 | wood in small pieces or splinters | - |
| shoreline | 12 | a boundary line between land and water | - |
| consoling | 12 | affording comfort or solace | - |
| bilingual | 12 | a person who speaks two languages fluently | - |
| declining | 13 | - | - |
| crippling | 16 | that cripples or disables or incapacitates | a crippling injury |
| shoveling | 16 | - | - |
| wriggling | 15 | moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion | - |
| silliness | 9 | an impulsive scatterbrained manner | - |
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10 letter words
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| discipline | 15 | a branch of knowledge | in what discipline is his doctorate? |
| travelling | 14 | the act of going from one place to another | - |
| struggling | 13 | engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity | a financially struggling theater |
| loneliness | 10 | sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned | - |
| adrenaline | 11 | a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action | - |
| counseling | 13 | something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action | - |
| fulfilling | 17 | - | - |
| wellington | 14 | (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot | - |
| compelling | 17 | driving or forcing | compelling ambition |
| delinquent | 20 | failing in what duty requires | derelict (or delinquent) in his duty |
| borderline | 13 | of questionable or minimal quality | borderline grades |
| strangling | 12 | the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe | - |
| penicillin | 14 | any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases | - |
| patrolling | 13 | - | - |
| concealing | 15 | the activity of keeping something secret | - |
| clinically | 17 | in a clinical manner | she is clinically qualified |
| installing | 11 | the act of installing something (as equipment) | - |
| relinquish | 22 | part with a possession or right | I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest |
| trampoline | 14 | gymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to a metal frame; used for tumbling | - |
| scheduling | 17 | setting an order and time for planned events | - |
| quarreling | 20 | - | - |
| assembling | 15 | the act of gathering something together | - |
| remodeling | 14 | - | - |
| loveliness | 13 | the quality of being good looking and attractive | - |
| prevailing | 16 | most frequent or common | prevailing winds |
| linguistic | 13 | consisting of or related to language | linguistic behavior |
| sprinkling | 17 | a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby | - |
| snorkeling | 15 | skin diving with a snorkel | - |
| linebacker | 18 | a defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen | - |
| ridiculing | 14 | - | - |
| channeling | 16 | - | - |
| unraveling | 14 | - | - |
| cancelling | 15 | - | - |
| headlining | 15 | - | - |
| fingerling | 15 | a young or small fish | - |
| tortellini | 10 | small ring-shaped stuffed pasta | - |
| belittling | 13 | a belittling comment | - |
| signalling | 12 | - | - |
| timberline | 14 | line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes | - |
| encircling | 15 | being all around the edges; enclosing | his encircling arms |
| palindrome | 15 | a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward | - |
| propelling | 15 | tending to or capable of propelling | - |
| grovelling | 15 | totally submissive | - |
| changeling | 17 | a person of subnormal intelligence | - |
| shovelling | 17 | - | - |
| rappelling | 15 | - | - |
| blindingly | 17 | - | - |
| streamline | 12 | contour economically or efficiently | - |
| throttling | 14 | the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe | - |
| gunslinger | 12 | a professional killer who uses a gun | - |
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