PINK is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PINK 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 PINK?
| 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 PINK is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PINK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PINK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PINK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 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 PINK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A pale red colour.
Pink named a flower before it named a colour, and the flower was called that because the petals look cut with pinking shears. The colour sense is the youngest of the three.
How PINK is used
Countable and uncountable. Also a verb.
- The colour pink is named after a flower.
- The word pink named a flower before a colour.
- Pinking shears cut a zigzag that does not fray.
- In the pink means in good health and is older.
- Two pinks on the same chart and neither matching.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PINK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PINK
Showing 24 of 35 words that begin with PINK.
Words ending in PINK
4 words end in PINK. Useful as a back hook: play PINK onto a word already on the board.
Words with PINK inside
8 words contain PINK in the middle. Words that start with PINK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PINK
Common questions about PINK
- Is PINK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PINK, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PINK worth?
- PINK is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PINK mean?
- A pale red colour.
- What letters can be added to PINK?
- PINK takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PINK:
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