SINKAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SINKAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SINKAGE?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SINKAGE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SINKAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sinkagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SINKAGE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SINKAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 228,732.
What does SINKAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The act or degree of sinking, especially the settling of land or a structure.
Sinkage is mostly used in engineering and surveying to describe how far something has dropped below its original level. It can be measured, which makes it more precise than the everyday word sinking.
How SINKAGE is used
Sinkage appears in technical reports about ground, roads and heavy vehicles.
- Engineers measured the sinkage of the new road after the rains.
- Wide tyres reduce sinkage in soft sand.
- Some sinkage was expected under the weight of the tower.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SINKAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SINKAGE
1 longer words begin with SINKAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in SINKAGE
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Common questions about SINKAGE
- Is SINKAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SINKAGE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SINKAGE worth?
- SINKAGE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SINKAGE mean?
- The act or degree of sinking, especially the settling of land or a structure.
- What letters can be added to SINKAGE?
- SINKAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SINKAGE:
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