CRINKLY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CRINKLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRINKLY?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRINKLY is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRINKLY
No single letter turns CRINKLY into another word.
How CRINKLY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CRINKLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What stands out about CRINKLY
- CRINKLY gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CRINKLY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Full of small creases or wrinkles.
Crinkly things look and often sound uneven: tissue paper, a baby's newborn skin, old leaves, a smiling eye. The word is lighter and friendlier than wrinkled, and carries a feeling of texture.
How CRINKLY is used
Crinkly describes the surface of paper, fabric, skin or leaves, often with affection.
- The gift was wrapped in crinkly paper.
- He had crinkly eyes when he laughed.
- Crinkly leaves covered the path in October.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRINKLY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CRINKLY
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Common questions about CRINKLY
- Is CRINKLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRINKLY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRINKLY worth?
- CRINKLY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRINKLY mean?
- Full of small creases or wrinkles.
- What letters can be added to CRINKLY?
- No single letter can be added to CRINKLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CRINKLY:
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