01 Word definition

dateline

8 letters · 4 vowels · 4 consonants

Is DATELINE a word?

Yes. DATELINE is a 8-letter noun. a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell DATELINE?

D-A-T-E-L-I-N-E

DATELINE contains 8 letters, begins with D, and ends with E.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

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

2verb

  1. mark with a date and place

    dateline a newspaper article
Synonyms
datemarkdate-mark
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score9points
Words With Friends11points
Word length8letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is DATELINE spelled?

D1A2T3E4L5I6N7E8
Starts withDATFirst 3 letters
Ends withINELast 3 letters
Unique letters7Repeats E
Vowel balance4 / 4Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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04 Exact anagrams

The same letters, rearranged.

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About DATELINE.

How do you spell DATELINE?

DATELINE is spelled D-A-T-E-L-I-N-E. It contains 8 letters.