STINKHORN is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. STINKHORN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STINKHORN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STINKHORN is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STINKHORN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
stinkhornsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STINKHORN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in STINKHORN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STINKHORN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does STINKHORN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A fungus with a tall stem and a slimy cap that gives off a foul smell to attract flies.
The stinkhorn is easy to find by nose before sight, for its odour of rot carries well. Flies land on its dark slime and carry the spores to new places. Gardeners sometimes find a stinkhorn pushing up through mulch.
How STINKHORN is used
Used in mycology and gardening for foul-smelling fungi of the order Phallales.
- A stinkhorn appeared overnight in the flower bed.
- Flies swarmed over the stinkhorn.
- The smell of the stinkhorn drifted across the garden.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STINKHORN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STINKHORN
1 longer words begin with STINKHORN.
Shorter words from the letters in STINKHORN
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Common questions about STINKHORN
- Is STINKHORN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STINKHORN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STINKHORN worth?
- STINKHORN is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STINKHORN mean?
- A fungus with a tall stem and a slimy cap that gives off a foul smell to attract flies.
- What letters can be added to STINKHORN?
- STINKHORN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of STINKHORN:
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