INKLE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. INKLE 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 INKLE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INKLE is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INKLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INKLE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in INKLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does INKLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalhistorical
A narrow, sturdy woven tape or braid, traditionally made of linen and used for trimming, ties, or straps; also, the loom or technique used to weave it.
Inkle originally named a plain linen tape woven on a small hand loom, produced in long, narrow strips strong enough for ties, straps, and simple trimmings on clothing and household linen. The technique became known as inkle weaving, and the specialized frame used for it as an inkle loom, both terms still used today among weavers and craft hobbyists. Commercial production of inkle largely died out with industrial tape-making, but the craft survives among people who weave by hand for its own sake. The word rarely appears outside discussions of traditional weaving or historical textile trades.
How INKLE is used
A specialist textile and craft term; met mainly in discussions of hand weaving rather than everyday speech.
- She wove a length of inkle to use as a belt.
- The inkle loom sat in the corner of the workshop, strung with linen thread.
- Traditional costumes were often trimmed with inkle rather than manufactured ribbon.
- He learned inkle weaving from his grandmother one summer.
- The museum displayed a roll of inkle alongside the loom that made it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INKLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of INKLE
The 5 tiles of INKLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with INKLE
3 longer words begin with INKLE.
Words ending in INKLE
16 words end in INKLE. Useful as a back hook: play INKLE onto a word already on the board.
Words with INKLE inside
Showing 24 of 38 words that contain INKLE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with INKLE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in INKLE
Common questions about INKLE
- Is INKLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INKLE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INKLE worth?
- INKLE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INKLE mean?
- A narrow, sturdy woven tape or braid, traditionally made of linen and used for trimming, ties, or straps; also, the loom or technique used to weave it.
- What letters can be added to INKLE?
- INKLE takes 5 hooks: 3 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of INKLE:
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