monkeyshine
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 23
- Words With Friends
- 24
- Letters
- 11
/ˈmʌnkiˌʃaɪn/
Definition of monkeyshine
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A puerile prank or trick.
“I have seen about as many monkeyshines from you as I will tolerate.”
“You may have noticed barefooted boys cutting up monkey-shines on trees with entire safety to themselves.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From monkey + shine.
Words you can make from monkeyshine
200+ playable · top: MONKEYISH (21 pts)
Best play monkeyish 21 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
12 words6-letter words
30 words- MISKEY 15 pts
- MONKEY 15 pts
- SKYMEN 15 pts
- SMOKEY 15 pts
- HOMEYS 14 pts
- HOMINY 14 pts
- HYMENS 14 pts
- SKINNY 13 pts
- HONEYS 12 pts
- MINKES 12 pts
- SHEENY 12 pts
- SHINNY 12 pts
- SMOKIE 12 pts
- ENMESH 11 pts
- HEMINS 11 pts
- HOMIES 11 pts
- INMESH 11 pts
- MONEYS 11 pts
- MONISH 11 pts
- MYOSIN 11 pts
- SIMONY 11 pts
- YEOMEN 11 pts
- EIKONS 10 pts
- ENOKIS 10 pts
- KOINES 10 pts
- EONISM 8 pts
- MONIES 8 pts
- NOMENS 8 pts
- EOSINE 6 pts
- ONESIE 6 pts
5-letter words
85 words- HINKY 15 pts
- HOKEY 15 pts
- SMOKY 14 pts
- HOMEY 13 pts
- HYMEN 13 pts
- HYMNS 13 pts
- MESHY 13 pts
- ENSKY 12 pts
- HIKES 12 pts
- HOKES 12 pts
- HONKS 12 pts
- KNISH 12 pts
- OKEHS 12 pts
- SHEIK 12 pts
- SKIEY 12 pts
- YIKES 12 pts
- YOKES 12 pts
- YONKS 12 pts
- HINNY 11 pts
- HONEY 11 pts
- HOSEY 11 pts
- HYSON 11 pts
- MIKES 11 pts
- MINKE 11 pts
- MINKS 11 pts
- MOKES 11 pts
- MONKS 11 pts
- SHINY 11 pts
- SMEEK 11 pts
- SMOKE 11 pts
- YEESH 11 pts
- ENEMY 10 pts
- HEMES 10 pts
- HEMIN 10 pts
- HOMES 10 pts
- HOMIE 10 pts
- MEINY 10 pts
- MENSH 10 pts
- MINNY 10 pts
- MONEY 10 pts
- MOSEY 10 pts
- SHMOE 10 pts
- EIKON 9 pts
- ENOKI 9 pts
- IKONS 9 pts
- KEENS 9 pts
- KENOS 9 pts
- KINES 9 pts
- KINOS 9 pts
- KNEES 9 pts
- KOINE 9 pts
- OINKS 9 pts
- SKEEN 9 pts
- SKEIN 9 pts
- SKENE 9 pts
- EENSY 8 pts
- HOISE 8 pts
- HONES 8 pts
- HOSEN 8 pts
- NOISY 8 pts
- NOSEY 8 pts
- SHEEN 8 pts
- SHINE 8 pts
- SHONE 8 pts
- SONNY 8 pts
- YONIS 8 pts
- MENSE 7 pts
- MESNE 7 pts
- MESON 7 pts
- MIENS 7 pts
- MINES 7 pts
- MONIE 7 pts
- NEEMS 7 pts
- NOMEN 7 pts
- NOMES 7 pts
- OMENS 7 pts
- SEMEN 7 pts
- EOSIN 5 pts
- NENES 5 pts
- NEONS 5 pts
- NINES 5 pts
- NOISE 5 pts
- NONES 5 pts
- NONIS 5 pts
- SEINE 5 pts
4-letter words
71 words- HOMY 12 pts
- HYMN 12 pts
- HIKE 11 pts
- HOKE 11 pts
- HONK 11 pts
- INKY 11 pts
- KEYS 11 pts
- KHIS 11 pts
- KYES 11 pts
- HOYS 10 pts
- MEEK 10 pts
- MIKE 10 pts
- MINK 10 pts
- MOKE 10 pts
- MONK 10 pts
- MOSK 10 pts
- HEME 9 pts
- HEMS 9 pts
- HIMS 9 pts
- HOME 9 pts
- HOMS 9 pts
- MESH 9 pts
- MHOS 9 pts
- MONY 9 pts
- MOSH 9 pts
- EKES 8 pts
- IKON 8 pts
- INKS 8 pts
- KEEN 8 pts
- KENO 8 pts
- KENS 8 pts
- KINE 8 pts
- KINO 8 pts
- KINS 8 pts
- KNEE 8 pts
- KOIS 8 pts
- EYEN 7 pts
- EYES 7 pts
- EYNE 7 pts
- HENS 7 pts
- HIES 7 pts
- HINS 7 pts
- HISN 7 pts
- HOES 7 pts
- HONE 7 pts
- HONS 7 pts
- HOSE 7 pts
- NOSH 7 pts
- EMES 6 pts
- EMOS 6 pts
- MENO 6 pts
- MIEN 6 pts
- MINE 6 pts
- MISE 6 pts
- MISO 6 pts
- MONS 6 pts
- NEEM 6 pts
- NIMS 6 pts
- NOME 6 pts
- NOMS 6 pts
- EONS 4 pts
- ESNE 4 pts
- INNS 4 pts
- IONS 4 pts
- NENE 4 pts
- NEON 4 pts
- NINE 4 pts
- NOES 4 pts
- NONE 4 pts
- NONI 4 pts
- NOSE 4 pts
Hooks
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