STINKY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. STINKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STINKY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STINKY is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STINKY
No single letter turns STINKY into another word.
How STINKY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in STINKY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What stands out about STINKY
- STINKY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does STINKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Having a strong, unpleasant smell.
Stinky is the plain, often playful word for anything that smells bad, from old socks to ripe cheese. Children use it a great deal, and it also appears as a mild insult for something that is generally poor or unpleasant. Compared with smelly it feels stronger and more vivid, and compared with foul it is lighter in tone.
How STINKY is used
Informal; common in everyday speech and in writing for children.
- The gym bag was stinky after a week in the car.
- A stinky cheese can fill a whole kitchen.
- The dog rolled in something stinky by the river.
- He wrinkled his nose at the stinky old boots.
- What a stinky day to have the drains fixed!
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STINKY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in STINKY
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Common questions about STINKY
- Is STINKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STINKY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STINKY worth?
- STINKY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STINKY mean?
- Having a strong, unpleasant smell.
- What letters can be added to STINKY?
- No single letter can be added to STINKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of STINKY:
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