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CHINKED

7 letters

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Classic 5 pts
Big 5 pts
Super Big 5 pts

CHINKED is a valid 7-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 5 in Classic, 5 in Big, and 5 in Super Big Boggle.

CHINKED root CHINK-ed

Word family

CHINK 2 CHINKS-s 3 CHINKING-ing 11
noun
  1. A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.
  2. A narrow beam or patch of light admitted by such an opening.
    • I noticed a chink of light under the door.
  3. A chip or dent in something metallic.
    • The warrior saw a chink in her enemy's armor, and aimed her spear accordingly.
  4. figurativelyA vulnerability or flaw in a protection system or in any otherwise formidable system.
    • The chink in the theory is that the invaders have superior muskets.
  5. countableA slight sound as of metal objects touching each other; a clink.
  6. archaiccolloquialdateduncountableReady money, especially in the form of coins.
  7. alternativeAlternative form of kink (“gasp for breath”).
  8. Alternative letter-case form of Chink.
verb
  1. transitiveTo fill an opening such as the space between logs in a log house with chinking; to caulk.
    • to chink a wall
  2. intransitiveTo crack; to open.
  3. transitiveTo cause to open in cracks or fissures.
  4. intransitiveTo make a slight sound like that of metal objects touching.
    • The coins were chinking in his pocket.
  5. transitiveTo cause to make a sharp metallic sound, as coins, small pieces of metal, etc., by bringing them into collision with each other.
  6. alternativeAlternative form of kink (“gasp for breath”).