GINK is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GINK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GINK?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GINK is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GINK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ginksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GINK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GINK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 24,205.
What does GINK mean in Scrabble?
noun
slang
An odd or foolish person.
Gink is American and from about 1910, and its origin has never been settled. It was common enough in the 1920s to appear in newspapers and has faded steadily since then.
How GINK is used
Countable: a gink, two ginks. Dated slang.
- Some gink at the back kept shouting the answers.
- The word gink has never been traced to a source.
- Newspapers used gink freely in the 1920s.
- Two ginks arguing about a timetable.
- Gink has faded steadily since the 1930s.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GINK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GINK
The 4 tiles of GINK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GINK
4 longer words begin with GINK.
Shorter words from the letters in GINK
Common questions about GINK
- Is GINK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GINK, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GINK worth?
- GINK is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GINK mean?
- An odd or foolish person.
- What letters can be added to GINK?
- GINK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GINK:
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