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Is dinky a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word dinky is a Scrabble US word. The word dinky is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

D2I1N1K5Y4

Is dinky a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word dinky is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

D2I1N1K5Y4

Is dinky a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word dinky is a Words With Friends word. The word dinky is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

D2I1N2K5Y3

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5-letter words (2 found)

DINKY,KINDY,

4-letter words (4 found)

DINK,INKY,KIND,KYND,

3-letter words (7 found)

DIN,INK,KID,KIN,NID,YID,YIN,

2-letter words (6 found)

DI,ID,IN,KI,KY,NY,

You can make 19 words from dinky according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of dinky

dinky idnky dniky ndiky indky nidky dikny idkny dkiny kdiny ikdny kidny dnkiy ndkiy dkniy kdniy nkdiy kndiy inkdy nikdy ikndy kindy nkidy knidy dinyk idnyk dniyk ndiyk indyk nidyk diynk idynk dyink ydink iydnk yidnk dnyik ndyik dynik ydnik nydik yndik inydk niydk iyndk yindk nyidk ynidk dikyn idkyn dkiyn kdiyn ikdyn kidyn diykn idykn dyikn ydikn iydkn yidkn dkyin kdyin dykin ydkin kydin ykdin ikydn kiydn iykdn yikdn kyidn ykidn dnkyi ndkyi dknyi kdnyi nkdyi kndyi dnyki ndyki dynki ydnki nydki yndki dkyni kdyni dykni ydkni kydni ykdni nkydi knydi nykdi ynkdi kyndi ykndi inkyd nikyd iknyd kinyd nkiyd kniyd inykd niykd iynkd yinkd nyikd ynikd ikynd kiynd iyknd yiknd kyind ykind nkyid knyid nykid ynkid kynid yknid

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Definitions and meaning of dinky

dinky

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɪŋki/
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋki

Etymology 1

1780-90; compare Scots dink (“neatly dressed, trim”) (of obscure origin); sense shift perhaps: trim > dainty > small > insignificant; +‎ -y.

Adjective

dinky (comparative dinkier, superlative dinkiest)

  1. (informal, British) Tiny and cute; small and attractive.
  2. (informal, US) Tiny and insignificant; small and undesirable.
    They stayed in a dinky hotel room, but they had a great trip.
Synonyms
  • See also Thesaurus:tiny
Derived terms
Related terms
  • dinky-di
  • inky-dinky
  • rinky-dinky
Translations

Etymology 2

See DINK

Noun

dinky (plural dinkies)

  1. (slang) A person in a relationship with double income and no kids

Anagrams

  • kindy

Source: wiktionary.org