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Is tonk a Scrabble word?

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

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

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4-letter words (2 found)

KNOT,TONK,

3-letter words (3 found)

KON,NOT,TON,

2-letter words (5 found)

KO,NO,OK,ON,TO,

You can make 10 words from tonk according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of tonk

tonk otnk tnok ntok ontk notk tokn otkn tkon kton oktn kotn tnko ntko tkno ktno nkto knto onkt nokt oknt kont nkot knot

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Definitions and meaning of tonk

tonk

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɒŋk

Etymology 1

Origins are unknown, but definitely predate the use of metal flashlights, contrary to the most quoted description of origin.

It is probable that the origin relates to Chinese immigration, as the first law to restrict immigration from a particular country was enacted in 1882 to limit the numbers of Chinese coming to the United States. It is said that many of the illegal immigrants made their way to the US via the Gulf of Tonkin area of what is now Vietnam. It is also possible that the term is related to the Chinese "tong" mob.

Noun

tonk (plural tonks)

  1. (slang, derogatory, chiefly US) An illegal immigrant of any country.
    • 1990: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary, Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearings Before the Committee - An agent, Larry Moy, when asked to define the derivation of the term “tonk,” replied: “...it's the sound of flashlight hitting somebody's head, tonk". [This "derivation" is incorrect - see Etymology]
    • 1998: Cirenio Rodriguez & Enrique T Trueba, Leadership, education and political action, in Ethnic Identity and Power: Cultural Contexts of Political Action in School and Society - "Catch as many tonks as you guys can. Safely. An alien is not worth busting a leg."
    • 2005: EMF (poster on The QandO Blog in response to Illegal immigration made easy, read at [1] on 27 May 2006) - The pissed off Arizona land owner who snipes the tonks with a high powered rifle.

Etymology 2

Noun

tonk (plural tonks)

  1. (slang) An item of value, or of perceived value, especially for sale.
    How much tonk have we got to shift?

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

  • tunk

Noun

tonk (uncountable)

  1. A matching card game, combining features of knock rummy and conquian.

Etymology 4

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

tonk

  1. representation of a sound produced by knocking on something hollow

Noun

tonk (plural tonks)

  1. A sound produced by knocking on something hollow.
  2. (cricket, colloquial) A resounding strike of the ball; a powerful hit of the ball with the bat.

Verb

tonk (third-person singular simple present tonks, present participle tonking, simple past and past participle tonked)

  1. (cricket, colloquial, transitive) To knock or strike (a ball) so that it flies through the air.

Etymology 5

Noun

tonk (plural tonks)

  1. (slang) A tank.

See also

  • honky-tonk
  • tinkety-tonk

Anagrams

  • Tkon, knot

Source: wiktionary.org