Definitions For Lifeline

noun

  • Line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning
  • Line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver
  • Support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection)
  • A crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live
  • Something which provides help or support that is needed for success or survival
  • A rope used for saving the life of someone (such as someone who has fallen into water)

Is Lifelines a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
15

The word Lifeline is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Lifeline in a Sentence

  • The river is the town's lifeline.
  • The new jobs were an economic lifeline for a city in need of help.
  • The radio was their lifeline to the outside world.

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