TWINKY is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 16 points
Yes for Scrabble. TWINKY is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
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PlayableTWINKY · 6 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
6letters
0hooks available
1 in 919,794odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept TWINKY?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.67
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.33%
Our own measure of how useful TWINKY is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TWINKY
No single letter turns TWINKY into another word.
How TWINKY scores
Scrabble t1w4i1n1k5y4 16
Words with Friends t1w4i1n2k5y3 16
Face value of the 6 tiles in TWINKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 919,794.
What stands out about TWINKY
- TWINKY 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
Shorter words from the letters in TWINKY
twink12 twiny11 inky11 wink11 winy10 knit8 tink8 tiny7 tiyn7 twin7 tyin7 wyn9 ink7 kin7 kit7 tik7 win6 wit6 yin6 nit3 tin3 ky9 ki6 ny5 yi5 in2 it2 ti2
Common questions about TWINKY
- Is TWINKY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TWINKY is not in it.
- How many points is TWINKY worth?
- TWINKY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TWINKY?
- No single letter can be added to TWINKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TWINKY:
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