LINK is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LINK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LINK?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LINK is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LINK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LINK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LINK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does LINK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A ring of a chain; a connection.
Link came from Old Norse and its computing sense arrived in the 1960s, long before the web made it universal. A separate links, the ground a golf course sits on, is a different Old English word.
How LINK is used
Countable. Also a verb: linked, links.
- A link that broke under half its rated load.
- The word link came from Old Norse.
- They linked the two systems badly.
- Golf links are a separate Old English word.
- The computing sense of link is from the 1960s.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LINK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LINK
The 4 tiles of LINK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LINK
Showing 24 of 29 words that begin with LINK.
Words ending in LINK
22 words end in LINK. Useful as a back hook: play LINK onto a word already on the board.
Words with LINK inside
Showing 24 of 89 words that contain LINK somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LINK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LINK
Common questions about LINK
- Is LINK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LINK, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LINK worth?
- LINK is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LINK mean?
- A ring of a chain; a connection.
- What letters can be added to LINK?
- LINK takes 6 hooks: 4 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LINK:
Open LINK in the Word Finder