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Is kinnikinnick a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word kinnikinnick is a Scrabble US word. The word kinnikinnick is worth 26 points in Scrabble:

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Is kinnikinnick a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word kinnikinnick is a Scrabble UK word and has 26 points:

K5I1N1N1I1K5I1N1N1I1C3K5

Is kinnikinnick a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word kinnikinnick is a Words With Friends word. The word kinnikinnick is worth 31 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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12-letter words (1 found)

KINNIKINNICK,

11-letter words (1 found)

KINNIKINICK,

10-letter words (1 found)

KINNIKINIC,

5-letter words (1 found)

KININ,

4-letter words (3 found)

KICK,KINK,NICK,

3-letter words (4 found)

ICK,INK,INN,KIN,

2-letter words (2 found)

IN,KI,

You can make 13 words from kinnikinnick according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of kinnikinnick

kinnikinnick

Alternative forms

  • A wide variety of spelling variants are attested, including forms with "l" in the first part, like killikinick (which are the original forms). Most variations are rare; the only common forms are kinnikinnick (the most common form since 1930), kinnikinnik, kinnikinnic, kinikinik (popular around 1860), kinnickinick, kinnickinnick, kinnikinic, kinnikinick (popular from 1900 to 1930), kinnikinik; killikinick, killikinnick; k'nick-k'neck.

Etymology

Originally spelled with an "l" in the first part (i.e. killikinick, killikinnick). From Unami këlëkënikàn (“smoking mixture, killikinick”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɪ.nɪ.kɪˈnɪk/, /ˌkɪ.nɪ.kəˈnɪk/, /ˈkɪ.nɪ.kəˌnɪk/

Noun

kinnikinnick (usually uncountable, plural kinnikinnicks)

  1. A mixture of bark, dried leaves, and often berries and/or tobacco, which is smoked.
  2. Any of the plants whose berries, leaves or bark are used in this mixture.
    He ate kinnikinnick berries.

Meronyms

  • (plant): bearberry (Arctostaphylos), red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea), silky cornel (Cornus amomum), Canadian bunchberry (Cornus canadensis), evergreen sumac (Rhus virens), littleleaf sumac (Rhus microphylla).

References

  • “Kinnikinic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Source: wiktionary.org