SLINKINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SLINKINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SLINKINESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLINKINESS is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLINKINESS
No single letter turns SLINKINESS into another word.
How SLINKINESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SLINKINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SLINKINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SLINKINESS
- SLINKINESS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SLINKINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The graceful, sleek, sinuous quality of movement, or the close fit of a clingy garment.
Slinkiness is a word from fashion and description of body movement, as with a cat or a dancer. It suggests smooth, quiet ease rather than force.
How SLINKINESS is used
Used in fashion writing and in descriptions of graceful movement.
- The slinkiness of the satin gown drew attention.
- She walked with the slinkiness of a cat.
- The song has a lazy slinkiness in its rhythm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLINKINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SLINKINESS
1 longer words begin with SLINKINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SLINKINESS
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Common questions about SLINKINESS
- Is SLINKINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLINKINESS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLINKINESS worth?
- SLINKINESS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLINKINESS mean?
- The graceful, sleek, sinuous quality of movement, or the close fit of a clingy garment.
- What letters can be added to SLINKINESS?
- No single letter can be added to SLINKINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SLINKINESS:
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