JINK is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. JINK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JINK?
| 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 JINK is to know. It scores 15 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JINK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jinksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JINK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JINK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 72,615.
What does JINK mean in Scrabble?
verb
To change direction suddenly to avoid something.
Jink is Scots in origin and survives in aviation, where jinking means flying evasively. High jinks were drinking games in the eighteenth century, long before the phrase came to mean boisterous fun.
How JINK is used
Jinked, jinking. Also a noun.
- The hare jinked left and was gone.
- The word jink is Scots in origin.
- Pilots use jinking to avoid being tracked.
- High jinks were drinking games before they were fun.
- He jinked past two defenders and fell over the third.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JINK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JINK
7 longer words begin with JINK.
Words ending in JINK
2 words end in JINK. Useful as a back hook: play JINK onto a word already on the board.
Words with JINK inside
5 words contain JINK in the middle. Words that start with JINK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in JINK
Common questions about JINK
- Is JINK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JINK, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JINK worth?
- JINK is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JINK mean?
- To change direction suddenly to avoid something.
- What letters can be added to JINK?
- JINK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JINK:
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