KINKY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. KINKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KINKY?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KINKY is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KINKY
No single letter turns KINKY into another word.
How KINKY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KINKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 2 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. KINKY needs 1 blank tile.
What does KINKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Tightly curled or twisted, or, informally, sexually unconventional.
Kinky first described hair or wire that twists into small tight curls or loops rather than lying straight. From that image the word extended informally to behavior or tastes seen as unconventional, especially in a sexual sense. Both senses remain current, and context usually makes clear which one a speaker intends.
How KINKY is used
The literal sense is neutral, while the figurative sense is informal and often used with humor.
- Her kinky hair sprang back into curls after washing.
- The wire had a kinky bend that would not straighten out.
- They joked about his kinky taste in fashion.
- The rope came out of the box hopelessly kinky.
- A kinky sense of humor ran through the whole script.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KINKY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in KINKY
Common questions about KINKY
- Is KINKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KINKY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KINKY worth?
- KINKY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KINKY mean?
- Tightly curled or twisted, or, informally, sexually unconventional.
- What letters can be added to KINKY?
- No single letter can be added to KINKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KINKY:
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