PINKEY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PINKEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PINKEY?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PINKEY is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PINKEY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PINKEY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PINKEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does PINKEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The smallest finger of the hand, or an old kind of small sailing vessel with a narrow overhanging stern.
The finger sense is a spelling variant, and the usual form is pinky. The nautical pinkey was a small fishing and cargo boat once common in coastal waters.
How PINKEY is used
Used for the little finger or in historical writing about small ships.
- She wore a ring on her left pinkey.
- The fisherman sailed out in a weathered old pinkey.
- He broke his pinkey while catching the ball.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PINKEY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PINKEY
3 longer words begin with PINKEY.
Shorter words from the letters in PINKEY
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Common questions about PINKEY
- Is PINKEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PINKEY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PINKEY worth?
- PINKEY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PINKEY mean?
- The smallest finger of the hand, or an old kind of small sailing vessel with a narrow overhanging stern.
- What letters can be added to PINKEY?
- PINKEY takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PINKEY:
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