Is WRINKLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WRINKLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WRINKLES mean?
Wrinkles is a form of WRINKLE.
- noun
a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
“his face has many lines”
- verb
gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
“purse ones's lips”
- verb
make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic
“The dress got wrinkled”
- noun
a minor difficulty
“they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
W (4) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + K (5) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 WRINKLES
WRINKLES 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 WRINKLES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from WRINKLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- winklers15
- welkins14
- winkers14
- winkler14
- winkles14
- wrinkle14
- welkin13
- winker13
- winkle13
- lewks12
- swink12
- winks12
- linkers11
- relinks11
- knew11
- lewk11
- skew11
- wink11
- inkers10
- inkles10
- likens10
- likers10
- linker10
- reinks10
- relink10
- reskin10
- silken10
- sinker10
- rewins9
- swiler9
- inker9
- inkle9
- keirs9
- kerns9
- kiers9
- kilns9
- kines9
- kirns9
- liken9
- liker9
- likes9
- links9
- reink9
- rinks9
- siker9
- skein9
- skier9
- skirl9
- slink9
- lewis8
- lweis8
- rewin8
- sinew8
- swile8
- swine8
- swirl8
- weirs8
- wiles8
- wines8
- wires8
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