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Is tinkle a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word tinkle is a Scrabble US word. The word tinkle is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

T1I1N1K5L1E1

Is tinkle a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word tinkle is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

T1I1N1K5L1E1

Is tinkle a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word tinkle is a Words With Friends word. The word tinkle is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

T1I1N2K5L2E1

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6-letter words (1 found)

TINKLE,

5-letter words (8 found)

ELINT,ENLIT,INKLE,INLET,INTEL,KNELT,LENTI,LIKEN,

4-letter words (21 found)

KELT,KENT,KILN,KILT,KINE,KITE,KNIT,LENT,LIEN,LIKE,LINE,LINK,LINT,LITE,NITE,TEIL,TEIN,TIKE,TILE,TINE,TINK,

3-letter words (27 found)

EIK,ELK,ELT,IKE,ILK,INK,KEN,KET,KIN,KIT,LEI,LEK,LET,LIE,LIN,LIT,NEK,NET,NIE,NIL,NIT,TEL,TEN,TIE,TIK,TIL,TIN,

2-letter words (10 found)

EL,EN,ET,IN,IT,KI,LI,NE,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 68 words from tinkle according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of tinkle

tinkle

Etymology

From Middle English tinclen, equivalent to tink +‎ -le (frequentative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɪŋkəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋkəl

Verb

tinkle (third-person singular simple present tinkles, present participle tinkling, simple past and past participle tinkled)

  1. (intransitive) To make light metallic sounds, rather like a very small bell.
  2. (transitive) To cause to tinkle.
  3. (transitive) To indicate, signal, etc. by tinkling.
  4. To hear, or resound with, a small, sharp sound.
  5. (intransitive, informal) To urinate.

Synonyms

  • (urinate): See Thesaurus:urinate

Derived terms

  • atinkle
  • tinkle-down
  • tinkle the ivories

Translations

Noun

tinkle (countable and uncountable, plural tinkles)

  1. A light metallic sound, resembling the tinkling of bells or wind chimes.
  2. (UK, informal) A telephone call.
    Synonyms: call, ring
  3. (informal, euphemistic) An act of urination.
  4. (informal, euphemistic) Urine. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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