PINKEN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PINKEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PINKEN?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PINKEN is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PINKEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pinkensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PINKEN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PINKEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 367,917.
What does PINKEN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To become pink or to make something pink, especially to blush.
To pinken is to take on a rosy colour, usually used of cheeks, skin or the sky at dawn. A person who is embarrassed or shy will pinken, and a cook might pinken a sauce with a little beetroot. The word is built from the colour with the -en ending that turns adjectives into verbs, as in redden and whiten, though pinken is less common than they are.
How PINKEN is used
Slightly literary; much less common than redden or blush.
- Her cheeks began to pinken at the compliment.
- The eastern sky started to pinken before sunrise.
- A little beetroot juice will pinken the icing.
- He could feel his ears pinken under their stares.
- The sunburn made his nose pinken by noon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PINKEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PINKEN
3 longer words begin with PINKEN.
Shorter words from the letters in PINKEN
Common questions about PINKEN
- Is PINKEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PINKEN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PINKEN worth?
- PINKEN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PINKEN mean?
- To become pink or to make something pink, especially to blush.
- What letters can be added to PINKEN?
- PINKEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PINKEN:
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