Is SHINKIN valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHINKIN is not in it.

How many points is SHINKIN worth?

SHINKIN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to SHINKIN?

SHINKIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

SHINKIN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points

It depends on the list you play by. SHINKIN is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

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Depends on the listSHINKIN · 7 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF

14points in Scrabble

15points in Words with Friends

7letters

1hook available

1 in 3,705 thousandodds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept SHINKIN?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand	Not listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand	Not listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries	Valid
Words with FriendsZynga word list	Not listed

Word power: 54 / 100

54WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

full rack

Tile availability 20%

5.29%

Our own measure of how useful SHINKIN is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for SHINKIN

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

shinkins15

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How SHINKIN scores

Scrabble s1h4i1n1k5i1n1 14

Words with Friends s1h3i1n2k5i1n2 15

Face value of the 7 tiles in SHINKIN, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
s	1	4
h	1	2
i	2	9
n	2	6
k	1	1

Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,705 thousand.

Words starting with SHINKIN

shinkins15

1 longer words begin with SHINKIN.

Shorter words from the letters in SHINKIN

kinins10 knish12 kinin9 khis11 kish11 inks8 kins8 sink8 skin8 hins7 hisn7 nish7 shin7 sinh7 inns4 nisi4 khi10 ink7 kin7 kis7 sik7 ski7 hin6 his6 ish6 shi6 inn3 ins3 nis3 sin3 ki6 hi5 sh5 in2 is2 si2

Common questions about SHINKIN

Is SHINKIN valid in Words with Friends?: No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHINKIN is not in it.
How many points is SHINKIN worth?: SHINKIN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to SHINKIN?: SHINKIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SHINKIN:

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