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Pinking

p 3i 1n 1k 5i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 7 letters · Common · present participle of pink

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does pinking mean?

verb

  1. make light, repeated taps on a surface

    “he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently”

    Synonymstaprapknock

  2. sound like a car engine that is firing too early

    “the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline”

    Synonymspingknock

  3. cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing

Definitions shown for pink, the base form of pinking.

Is PINKING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is PINKING worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
p 3i 1n 1k 5i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

18 pts
p 4i 1n 2k 5i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

16 pts
p 4i 1n 1k 5i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
p 3i 1n 1k 6i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in PINKING

Anagrams 1

kingpin

Hooks for PINKING

Add one letter to the front or back of PINKING to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

pinkings

Words that end like PINKING

Common words that share the ending -INKING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

linkingthinkingsinkingdrinkingkinkingwinkingblinkingclinkinginkingslinkingstinkingshrinkinghoodwinking
All words ending in -INKING

Pinking: quick answers

Is PINKING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PINKING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PINKING worth?
PINKING scores 14 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does pinking mean?
pinking is the present participle of pink, which means “make light, repeated taps on a surface”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PINKING?
You can make 24 shorter words from PINKING, such as PIKING, INKING, PIKI, PINK. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of PINKING?
PINKING rearranges into KINGPIN.