DINKUM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DINKUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DINKUM?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DINKUM is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DINKUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dinkumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DINKUM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DINKUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
What does DINKUM mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Australianinformal
Genuine, honest and true, used to describe a person or a thing that can be trusted.
Dinkum is a down-to-earth Australian and New Zealand word, and it is most at home in the stock phrases fair dinkum and dinkum oil, both meaning the plain truth. Speakers use it to vouch for someone's honesty or to stress that a claim is not exaggerated. It also works as an adverb in the sense of really.
How DINKUM is used
Informal; typical of Australian and New Zealand speech and often used for a friendly effect.
- He is a dinkum bloke who never asks for credit.
- Is that a dinkum offer, or are you pulling my leg?
- The farmer gave me the dinkum story about the drought.
- She wanted a dinkum answer, not a polite one.
- It was a dinkum bush welcome, with tea and fresh damper.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DINKUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DINKUM
1 longer words begin with DINKUM.
Shorter words from the letters in DINKUM
Common questions about DINKUM
- Is DINKUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DINKUM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DINKUM worth?
- DINKUM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DINKUM mean?
- Genuine, honest and true, used to describe a person or a thing that can be trusted.
- What letters can be added to DINKUM?
- DINKUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DINKUM:
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