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Is slink a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word slink is a Scrabble US word. The word slink is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

S1L1I1N1K5

Is slink a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word slink is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

S1L1I1N1K5

Is slink a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word slink is a Words With Friends word. The word slink is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1L2I1N2K5

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5-letter words (3 found)

KILNS,LINKS,SLINK,

4-letter words (11 found)

ILKS,INKS,KILN,KINS,LINK,LINS,LISK,NILS,SILK,SINK,SKIN,

3-letter words (12 found)

ILK,INK,INS,KIN,KIS,LIN,LIS,NIL,NIS,SIK,SIN,SKI,

2-letter words (5 found)

IN,IS,KI,LI,SI,

You can make 31 words from slink according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of slink

slink lsink silnk islnk lisnk ilsnk slnik lsnik snlik nslik lnsik nlsik sinlk isnlk snilk nsilk inslk nislk linsk ilnsk lnisk nlisk inlsk nilsk slikn lsikn silkn islkn liskn ilskn slkin lskin sklin kslin lksin klsin sikln iskln skiln ksiln iksln kisln liksn ilksn lkisn klisn iklsn kilsn slnki lsnki snlki nslki lnski nlski slkni lskni sklni kslni lksni klsni snkli nskli sknli ksnli nksli knsli lnksi nlksi lknsi klnsi nklsi knlsi sinkl isnkl snikl nsikl inskl niskl siknl isknl skinl ksinl iksnl kisnl snkil nskil sknil ksnil nksil knsil inksl niksl iknsl kinsl nkisl knisl links ilnks lniks nliks inlks nilks likns ilkns lkins klins iklns kilns lnkis nlkis lknis klnis nklis knlis inkls nikls iknls kinls nkils knils

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

Definitions and meaning of slink

slink

Etymology

From Middle English slynken, sclynken, from Old English slincan (“to creep; crawl”), from Proto-Germanic *slinkaną (“to creep; crawl”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleng-, *slenk- (“to turn; wind; twist”), from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (“to sneak; crawl”). Cognate with West Frisian slinke, Dutch slinken (“to shrink; shrivel”), Low German slinken, Swedish slinka (“to glide”). Compare also German schleichen (“to slink”). More at sleek.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /slɪŋk/
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋk

Verb

slink (third-person singular simple present slinks, present participle slinking, simple past and past participle slunk or slinked or (uncommon) slank)

  1. (intransitive) To sneak about furtively.
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To give birth to an animal prematurely.

Translations

Noun

slink (countable and uncountable, plural slinks)

  1. (countable) A furtive sneaking motion.
  2. The young of an animal when born prematurely, especially a calf.
  3. The meat of such a prematurely born animal.
  4. (obsolete) A bastard child, one born out of wedlock.
  5. (UK, Scotland, dialect) A thievish fellow; a sneak.

Derived terms

  • slink butcher

Translations

Adjective

slink (comparative more slink, superlative most slink)

  1. (Scotland) Thin; lean
    Synonym: slunken

References

  • slunk_VERB, slinked_VERB, slank_VERB at Google Ngram Viewer

Anagrams

  • kilns, links

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /slɪŋk/
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋk

Verb

slink

  1. inflection of slinken:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Anagrams

  • links

Swedish

Verb

slink

  1. imperative of slinka

Source: wiktionary.org