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dinkum

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Is dinkum a Scrabble word?

Yes, dinkum is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 13 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

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

What is the meaning of dinkum?

Definition

adj (English)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Genuine, true, honest, on the level.Examples: "Hon. Sir Ross McLarty: We were always dinkum. Mr. MAY: The ultimate result showed how dinkum the hon. member was."; "The dinkum Aussie everyone talks about, almost always with a certain unreal sentimentality, is clearly a worker."; "Larry's jeep was behind mine, and as I went past an intersection, I saw a lot of their chaps around a dinkum super Mark VI tank — p'raps a Mark VII or VIII. I didn't have a chance for a proper dinkum look-see, what?"Synonyms: dinky-dieAustraliaNew-Zealandslang

noun (English)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang, rare, obsolete) Hard work.AustraliaNew-Zealandobsoleterareslanguncountable

2. (Australia, New Zealand, slang, dated) Truth.Examples: "You look real jockey — thats' the dinkum."AustraliaNew-Zealanddatedslanguncountable

Definition source: Wiktionary

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

How many Scrabble points is the word "dinkum"?

Scrabble
13 points
D2
I1
N1
K5
U1
M3
Words With Friends
16 points
D2
I1
N2
K5
U2
M4

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