PLINKY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PLINKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLINKY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLINKY is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLINKY
No single letter turns PLINKY into another word.
How PLINKY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PLINKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What stands out about PLINKY
- PLINKY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PLINKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Making short, sharp, high-pitched and slightly metallic sounds.
Musicians use plinky for a thin, bright note, such as a plucked wire or a toy piano. The word suggests lightness and a lack of depth rather than power.
How PLINKY is used
Used informally to describe sounds and music.
- The plinky piano in the corner was slightly out of tune.
- A plinky guitar line opened the song.
- The music box played a plinky little tune.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLINKY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PLINKY
The 6 tiles of PLINKY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in PLINKY
Common questions about PLINKY
- Is PLINKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLINKY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLINKY worth?
- PLINKY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLINKY mean?
- Making short, sharp, high-pitched and slightly metallic sounds.
- What letters can be added to PLINKY?
- No single letter can be added to PLINKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PLINKY:
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