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Kinks

Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:14 pts5 letters
Definition of Kinks

noun

  1. A convulsive fit of coughing or laughter; a sonorous indraft of breath; a whoop; a gasp of breath caused by laughing, coughing, or crying.

verb

  1. To laugh loudly.
  2. To gasp for breath as in a severe fit of coughing.

noun

  1. A tight curl, twist, or bend in a length of thin material, hair etc.

    "We couldn't get enough water to put out the fire because of a kink in the hose."

  2. A difficulty or flaw that is likely to impede operation, as in a plan or system.

    "They had planned to open another shop downtown, but their plan had a few kinks."

  3. An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice.
  4. Peculiarity or deviation in sexual behaviour or taste.
  5. A positive 1-soliton solution to the Sine–Gordon equation

verb

  1. To form a kink or twist.
  2. To be formed into a kink or twist.
Anagrams of Kinks

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "kinks":

skink

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "kinks" and rearranging:

+sskinks
Related Word Patterns
KI...Words starting with "ki"...KSWords ending with "ks"All 5-letter wordsUnscramble "kinks"
Synonyms & Antonyms

ANTONYMS

normophilia
Letter Values
k5
i1
n1
k5
s1

Total: 13 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Kinks
aardvarksabelmosksafterdecksaftershocksairchecksairparksalmanacksalpenstocksamberjacksamoksamtracksamucks
Related 5-Letter Words
kababkabarkabobkadiskafirkaguskaiakkaifskailskainskakaskakiskalamkaleskalif

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Kinks"

Kinks is a 5-letter word that scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "kinks" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Kinks" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "kinks" is a medium-scoring word.