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tinker

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Is tinker a Scrabble word?

Yes, tinker is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 10 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of tinker?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (dated, chiefly British and Ireland, offensive) A member of the Irish Traveller community or of other itinerant groups; a gypsy.Synonyms: travellerBritishIrelanddatedoffensive

2. (usually with "little") A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.Synonyms: rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scamp, scoundrelusually

3. (informal) An act of repair or invention.Examples: "I'll have a tinker and see what I can do."informal

4. (military, obsolete) A hand mortar.obsolete

verb (English)

1. (intransitive) To work as a tinker.intransitive

2. (ambitransitive) To fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.Examples: "the broken bureau-lock and tinkered window-pane"; "As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds."; "And because he wants to show that he is a dominant male, he tinkered the engine of his motorbike to make it even noisier."Synonyms: fudge, fiddle, hackambitransitive

This word may be considered offensive or sensitive in some contexts.

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "tinker"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "tinker"?

Scrabble
10 points
T1
I1
N1
K5
E1
R1
Words With Friends
11 points
T1
I1
N2
K5
E1
R1

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