DINKY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DINKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DINKY?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DINKY is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DINKY
No single letter turns DINKY into another word.
How DINKY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DINKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does DINKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalBritish
Small, and often felt to be neat, dainty or endearingly little.
British speakers use dinky affectionately about a house, car, gadget or garden that is smaller than usual but appealingly compact rather than cramped. A dinky flat, for example, is praised for making good use of little space, not criticized for lacking room. In North American slang the same word can carry an opposite, unflattering sense, calling something dinky when it is cheap, flimsy or disappointingly small. Because of this split, the tone of dinky depends heavily on which side of the Atlantic the speaker comes from.
How DINKY is used
Chiefly British informal usage with a fond, approving tone; the North American sense is more critical.
- They loved their dinky little cottage by the sea.
- He drives a dinky two-seater around the narrow lanes.
- The kitchen was dinky but perfectly organized.
- She kept her tools in a dinky wooden box.
- The hotel room turned out to be rather dinky for the price.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DINKY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DINKY
The 5 tiles of DINKY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in DINKY
Common questions about DINKY
- Is DINKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DINKY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DINKY worth?
- DINKY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DINKY mean?
- Small, and often felt to be neat, dainty or endearingly little.
- What letters can be added to DINKY?
- No single letter can be added to DINKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DINKY:
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