SINKHOLE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SINKHOLE 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 SINKHOLE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SINKHOLE is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SINKHOLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sinkholesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SINKHOLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SINKHOLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SINKHOLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SINKHOLE
- All 8 letters of SINKHOLE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SINKHOLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hole in the ground formed when water dissolves rock or the roof of a cavity collapses.
A sinkhole can open suddenly under a road or house, especially over limestone. Some are natural drains where a stream vanishes underground. Cities in karst regions monitor the ground for signs of one.
How SINKHOLE is used
Sinkhole is common in geology and in news about road collapses.
- A sinkhole swallowed part of the parking lot.
- The stream disappears into a sinkhole.
- Florida homeowners often worry about a sinkhole.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SINKHOLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SINKHOLE
1 longer words begin with SINKHOLE.
Shorter words from the letters in SINKHOLE
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Common questions about SINKHOLE
- Is SINKHOLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SINKHOLE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SINKHOLE worth?
- SINKHOLE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SINKHOLE mean?
- A hole in the ground formed when water dissolves rock or the roof of a cavity collapses.
- What letters can be added to SINKHOLE?
- SINKHOLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SINKHOLE:
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