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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.

All 4 letters words made out of rink

rink irnk rnik nrik inrk nirk rikn irkn rkin krin ikrn kirn rnki nrki rkni krni nkri knri inkr nikr iknr kinr nkir knir

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word rink. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in rink.

Definitions and meaning of rink

rink

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

Manx

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

rink (verbal noun rinkey)

  1. to dance

Synonyms

  • daunse

Derived terms

  • rinkagh

Related terms

  • daunsagh
  • daunsin
  • rinkey

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