PINKY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PINKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PINKY?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PINKY is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PINKY
No single letter turns PINKY into another word.
How PINKY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PINKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 348,553.
What does PINKY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
The smallest finger of the hand, farthest from the thumb.
Pinky is the everyday, informal name for the little finger, the smallest and outermost digit on the hand. People use the word in casual speech rather than in anatomical writing, where little finger is preferred. It also appears in expressions about promises, such as linking pinkies to seal an agreement.
How PINKY is used
Informal, common in everyday speech and children's expressions rather than in medical or formal writing.
- She wore a small ring on her pinky finger.
- He hooked his pinky with hers to seal the promise.
- The glove had a torn seam right at the pinky.
- A splinter lodged itself under his pinky nail.
- The pianist stretched her pinky to reach the last key.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PINKY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PINKY
Common questions about PINKY
- Is PINKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PINKY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PINKY worth?
- PINKY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PINKY mean?
- The smallest finger of the hand, farthest from the thumb.
- What letters can be added to PINKY?
- No single letter can be added to PINKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PINKY:
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