STINK is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. STINK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STINK?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STINK is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STINK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STINK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in STINK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What stands out about STINK
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does STINK mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To give off a strong, unpleasant smell.
Something that stinks produces an odor so powerful and offensive that it is hard to ignore, whether the source is spoiled food, a clogged drain, or an unwashed gym bag. Beyond literal odors, English speakers use stink figuratively to describe something dishonest or badly done, as in the deal stinks of corruption. The related noun a stink refers either to the smell itself or, informally, to a noisy fuss or complaint someone raises over a grievance. Because stink is blunt and informal, more polite alternatives such as smell bad are often preferred in formal writing.
How STINK is used
Informal verb; past tense stank or stunk, and past participle stunk, with irregular forms that vary by dialect.
- The gym bag left in the car began to stink by afternoon.
- Rotting fish will stink up the whole kitchen in minutes.
- Something about his excuse seemed to stink of a lie.
- Wet dog fur can really stink after a walk in the rain.
- The garbage bins outside stink worse in summer heat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STINK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STINK
The 5 tiles of STINK in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with STINK
Showing 24 of 29 words that begin with STINK.
Words ending in STINK
1 words end in STINK. Useful as a back hook: play STINK onto a word already on the board.
Words with STINK inside
2 words contain STINK in the middle. Words that start with STINK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in STINK
Common questions about STINK
- Is STINK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STINK, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STINK worth?
- STINK is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STINK mean?
- To give off a strong, unpleasant smell.
- What letters can be added to STINK?
- STINK takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of STINK:
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