Is SLINKING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SLINKING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SLINKING mean?
Slinking is a form of SLINK.
- verb
walk stealthily
“I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + K (5) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for SLINKING
SLINKING has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of SLINKING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SLINKING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- inklings13
- inkings12
- inkling12
- kilning12
- likings12
- linking12
- silking12
- sinking12
- inking11
- liking11
- skiing11
- kinins10
- ginks10
- kings10
- kilns9
- kinin9
- links9
- slink9
- gink9
- king9
- lignins8
- linings8
- ilks8
- inks8
- kiln8
- kins8
- link8
- silk8
- sink8
- skin8
- isling7
- lignin7
- lining7
- ilk7
- ink7
- kin7
- kis7
- ski7
- linins6
- lings6
- sigil6
- sling6
- ki6
- linin5
- linns5
- gins5
- ling5
- sign5
- sing5
- inns4
- linn4
- lins4
- nils4
- nisi4
- gin4
- gis4
- sig4
- inn3
- ins3
- lin3
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