INKY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. INKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INKY?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INKY is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INKY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How INKY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in INKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 36,308.
What does INKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Dark or stained like ink.
Inky is used about darkness far more often than about stains, and inky black is a fixed phrase in writing about night. The literal sense survives mostly in complaints about fingers.
How INKY is used
Before and after the noun; the comparative uses more.
- An inky sky with no moon and no cloud.
- The word inky is used about darkness more than stains.
- Inky fingers were an occupational hazard for a century.
- More inky than the night before and colder.
- Inky black is a fixed phrase and not a description.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INKY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in INKY
12 words end in INKY. Useful as a back hook: play INKY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in INKY
Common questions about INKY
- Is INKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INKY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INKY worth?
- INKY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INKY mean?
- Dark or stained like ink.
- What letters can be added to INKY?
- INKY takes 7 hooks: 7 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of INKY:
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