MINK is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MINK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MINK?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MINK is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MINK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MINK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MINK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 36,308.
What does MINK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small carnivore farmed for its fur.
Mink escaped from fur farms and established themselves across Britain, where they are now a serious problem for water voles. The word came from Swedish, and the animal itself from North America.
How MINK is used
Countable; the plural is mink or minks.
- A mink will kill more than it can eat.
- The word mink came into English from Swedish.
- Escaped mink are a problem for water voles.
- Two mink on the same stretch of river is one too many.
- The animal behind the word mink came from North America.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MINK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MINK
3 longer words begin with MINK.
Shorter words from the letters in MINK
Common questions about MINK
- Is MINK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MINK, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MINK worth?
- MINK is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MINK mean?
- A small carnivore farmed for its fur.
- What letters can be added to MINK?
- MINK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MINK:
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