What does WINK mean?

WINK is a valid word in the ENABLE word game list, worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends.

Pronunciation
/wɪŋk/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
11
Words With Friends score
12
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

verb

  1. signal by winking“She winked at him”
  2. gleam or glow intermittently“The lights were flashing”
  3. briefly shut the eyes“The TV announcer never seems to blink”
  4. force to go away by blinking“blink away tears”

noun

  1. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)“if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash”
  2. closing one eye quickly as a signal
  3. a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

winks12winked14

Anagrams of WINK

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

Words inside WINK

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

ink7 kin7 win6 in2

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Questions

Is WINK a Scrabble word?

WINK 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 WINK worth?

WINK is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 12 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from WINK?

4 other words, including IN, WIN, INK and KIN.