SPINK is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. SPINK 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SPINK?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPINK is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPINK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spinksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPINK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SPINK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does SPINK mean in Scrabble?
noun
dialectzoology
A dialect name for the chaffinch.
Spink imitates the sharp, metallic call the chaffinch makes, much as pink does in some regional bird books. The name is heard across parts of England and Scotland where standard ornithology would simply say chaffinch. As a verb the same word can describe that very call, to spink being what the bird does when it chirps. Both uses stayed local rather than entering everyday standard speech.
How SPINK is used
Dialect and regional bird name for the chaffinch, used alongside a matching verb.
- A spink flitted along the hedge, calling sharply.
- Country folk called the chaffinch a spink.
- The bird books list spink as a dialect name.
- You could hear a spink calling from the orchard.
- To spink is simply what that finch does when it calls.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPINK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPINK
The 5 tiles of SPINK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SPINK
3 longer words begin with SPINK.
Words ending in SPINK
2 words end in SPINK. Useful as a back hook: play SPINK onto a word already on the board.
Words with SPINK inside
2 words contain SPINK in the middle. Words that start with SPINK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SPINK
Common questions about SPINK
- Is SPINK valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SPINK is not in it.
- How many points is SPINK worth?
- SPINK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPINK mean?
- A dialect name for the chaffinch.
- What letters can be added to SPINK?
- SPINK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SPINK:
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