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Winkles

w 4i 1n 1k 5l 1e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 7 letters · Uncommon · plural and third-person singular form of winkle

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

What does winkles mean?

noun

  1. small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked

    Synonymsperiwinkle

  2. edible marine gastropod

    Synonymsperiwinkle

verb

  1. emit or reflect light in a flickering manner

    “Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?”

    Synonymstwinklescintillate

  2. gleam or glow intermittently

    “The lights were flashing”

    Synonymsflashblinkwinktwinkle

  3. remove or displace from a position

    Synonymswinkle out

Definitions shown for winkle, the base form of winkles.

Is WINKLES 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 WINKLES worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
w 4i 1n 1k 5l 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

16 pts
w 4i 1n 2k 5l 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

14 pts
w 4i 1n 1k 5l 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
w 5i 1n 1k 6l 2e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in WINKLES

Anagrams 1

welkins

Hooks for WINKLES

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

Front hooks

twinkles

Back hooks

None

Words that end like WINKLES

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

tinklescrinkleswrinklessprinklestwinkles
All words ending in -INKLES

Winkles: quick answers

Is WINKLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. WINKLES 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 WINKLES worth?
WINKLES scores 14 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does winkles mean?
winkles is the plural and third-person singular form of winkle, which means “small edible marine snail”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in WINKLES?
You can make 123 shorter words from WINKLES, such as WELKIN, WINKLE, SWINK, WELKS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of WINKLES?
WINKLES rearranges into WELKINS.