EYEWINK is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. EYEWINK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EYEWINK?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EYEWINK is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EYEWINK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
eyewinksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EYEWINK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EYEWINK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,123 thousand.
What does EYEWINK mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicliterary
A wink of the eye, or the very short time it takes.
In older English an eyewink was both a gesture and a measure of how quickly something happened. Today the phrase in an eyewink survives mainly in literary or deliberately old-style writing.
How EYEWINK is used
The word eyewink is archaic and is found in older literature.
- The thief was gone in an eyewink.
- She gave him a knowing eyewink across the table.
- The whole scene passed in less than an eyewink.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EYEWINK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EYEWINK
1 longer words begin with EYEWINK.
Shorter words from the letters in EYEWINK
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Common questions about EYEWINK
- Is EYEWINK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EYEWINK, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EYEWINK worth?
- EYEWINK is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EYEWINK mean?
- A wink of the eye, or the very short time it takes.
- What letters can be added to EYEWINK?
- EYEWINK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EYEWINK:
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