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Is rink a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word rink is a Scrabble US word. The word rink is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

R1I1N1K5

Is rink a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word rink is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

R1I1N1K5

Is rink a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word rink is a Words With Friends word. The word rink is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

R1I1N2K5

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4-letter words (2 found)

KIRN,RINK,

3-letter words (5 found)

INK,IRK,KIN,KIR,RIN,

2-letter words (2 found)

IN,KI,

You can make 9 words from rink according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of rink

rink

English

Pronunciation

  • (Canada, US, UK) IPA(key): /ɹɪŋk/
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋk

Etymology 1

From Middle English rink, renk, from Old English rinc (“man, warrior, hero”), from Proto-Germanic *rankiz (“upright man”), from *rankaz (“straight, upright”), from Proto-Indo-European *reǵ- (“straight, direct”).

Cognate with Scots rink, renk (“man, warrior, hero”), Old Saxon rink (“man”), Old Norse rekkr (“a straight or upright man”), Old English ranc (“proud, noble, valiant”). More at rank.

Noun

rink (plural rinks)

  1. (UK dialectal) A man, especially a warrior or hero.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Scots rink, renk (“course, battlefield”), from Middle French renc, from Old French reng, from Frankish *hring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz. Doublet of rank and ring.

Noun

rink (plural rinks)

  1. (UK dialectal) A ring; a circle.
  2. A sheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports, such as hockey or curling.
  3. A surface for roller skating.
  4. A building housing an ice rink.
  5. (curling) A team in a competition.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Portuguese: rinque
  • → Swedish: rink
Translations

Anagrams

  • Kirn

Lithuanian

Verb

rink

  1. second-person singular imperative of rinkti

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English rink. Attested since 1921.

Noun

rink c

  1. (sports) a rink (prepared sheet of ice for ice hockey, curling, or the like)

Declension

See also

  • plan

References

  • rink in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • rink in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • rink in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Source: wiktionary.org