What does KINK mean?

KINK is a valid word in the ENABLE word game list, worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends.

Letters
4
Scrabble score
12
Words With Friends score
13
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
  2. a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
  3. a person with unusual sexual tastes
  4. an eccentric idea
  5. a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation“there are still a few kinks to iron out”

verb

  1. curl tightly“crimp hair”
  2. form a curl, curve, or kink“the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

kinks13kinked15kinking16

Anagrams of KINK

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside KINK

3 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Questions

Is KINK a Scrabble word?

KINK is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Official tournament dictionaries differ slightly, so check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is KINK worth?

KINK is worth 12 points with Scrabble letter values and 13 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from KINK?

3 other words, including IN, INK and KIN.