What TINKERING Means
TINKERING is a form of TINKER, which means:
- noun: a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts
- noun: formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living
- verb: do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly“The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house”
- verb: work as a tinker or tinkerer
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
TINKERING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as T1 I1 N1 K5 E1 R1 I1 N1 G2.
Words Made From The Letters In TINKERING
168 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
8 letter words (2)
7 letter words (16)
GINNIERIGNITERKENTINGKERNINGKINETINKIRNINGREININGRENTINGRINGENTRINKINGTERNINGTIERINGTIGRINETINKINGTINNIERTRINING
6 letter words (26)
EIKINGENGIRTENRINGERNINGGINNERGIRKINGIRNIEIGNITEINGINEINKIERINKINGINTERNINTINEINTIREIRKINGKEIRINKITINGREKINGREKNITTIEINGTINIERTININGTINKERTINNERTINNIETIRING
5 letter words (26)
EKINGERINGGENIIGREINGRIKEINERTINKERINNERINNITINTERIRINGKININKITERKRENGNIGERNITERNITREREIGNREIKIREINKRENIGRENINTIGERTINGETRIKETRINE
4 letter words (47)
GEITGENTGERTGIENGINKGINNGIRNGIRTGITEGRENGRINGRITINTIKEIRKENTKERNKIERKINEKINGKIRNKITEKNITNERKNINENITEREIKREINRENKRENTRINERINGRINKRITETEINTERNTIERTIGETIKETIKITINETINGTINKTIRETREKTRIETRIGTRIN
3 letter words (40)
EIKENGERGERKERNGENGERGETGIEGINGITINGINKINNIREIRKKEGKENKETKINKIRKITNEGNEKNETNIENITREGREIRENRETRIGRINRITTEGTENTIETIGTIKTIN
2 letter words (11)
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