KINK is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. KINK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KINK?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KINK is to know. It scores 12 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KINK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KINK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KINK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 2 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. KINK needs 1 blank tile.
What does KINK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sharp twist in something that should be straight.
Kink came from Dutch as a nautical word about rope and spread to hair, hoses and cables. The sense about unusual sexual taste is twentieth-century and grew from the idea of a bend away from straight.
How KINK is used
Countable. Also a verb: kinked, kinking.
- A kink in the hose stops the water and nothing else.
- The word kink came into English from Dutch.
- The cable kinked and never lay flat again.
- A kink in a plan is worth finding early.
- Two kinks in the same length of rope means it was stored badly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KINK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KINK
13 longer words begin with KINK.
Words ending in KINK
2 words end in KINK. Useful as a back hook: play KINK onto a word already on the board.
Words with KINK inside
10 words contain KINK in the middle. Words that start with KINK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KINK
Common questions about KINK
- Is KINK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KINK, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KINK worth?
- KINK is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KINK mean?
- A sharp twist in something that should be straight.
- What letters can be added to KINK?
- KINK takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KINK:
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