JINKERING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. JINKERING is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 21 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept JINKERING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JINKERING is to know. It scores 21 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JINKERING
No single letter turns JINKERING into another word.
How JINKERING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in JINKERING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so JINKERING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does JINKERING mean in Scrabble?
JINKERING is the -ing form (present participle) of JINKER.
Shorter words from the letters in JINKERING
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Common questions about JINKERING
- Is JINKERING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JINKERING, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JINKERING worth?
- JINKERING is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to JINKERING?
- No single letter can be added to JINKERING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of JINKERING:
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