CHINKY is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 18 points
Yes for Scrabble. CHINKY is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
c3h4i1n1k5y4
PlayableCHINKY · 6 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
6letters
0hooks available
1 in 2,759 thousandodds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept CHINKY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
35WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%3
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%3.67%
Our own measure of how useful CHINKY is to know. It scores 18 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHINKY
No single letter turns CHINKY into another word.
How CHINKY scores
Scrabble c3h4i1n1k5y4 18
Words with Friends c4h3i1n2k5y3 18
Face value of the 6 tiles in CHINKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,759 thousand.
What stands out about CHINKY
- CHINKY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in CHINKY
hinky15 chink14 chik13 hick13 icky13 inky11 nick10 chin9 inch9 khi10 ick9 chi8 hic8 ich8 icy8 ink7 kin7 hin6 yin6 ky9 ch7 ki6 hi5 ny5 yi5 in2
Common questions about CHINKY
- Is CHINKY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CHINKY is not in it.
- How many points is CHINKY worth?
- CHINKY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CHINKY?
- No single letter can be added to CHINKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CHINKY:
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