thumbkin
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 19
- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 8
Definition of thumbkin
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (historical)An instrument of torture for compressing the thumb; a thumbscrew.
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noun
- (historical)An instrument of torture for compressing the thumb; a thumbscrew.
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(childish, rare)The thumb.
“Thumbkin is the pusher. Pointer shows us where to go. Tall-man wears the thimble, And helps us all to sew.”
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Etymology
From thumb + -kin.
Words you can make from thumbkin
65 playable · top: BUMKIN (14 pts)
Best play bumkin 14 points6-letter words
1 word5-letter words
3 words4-letter words
15 words3-letter words
31 words- KHI 10 pts
- HIM 8 pts
- HUB 8 pts
- HUM 8 pts
- BUM 7 pts
- INK 7 pts
- KIN 7 pts
- KIT 7 pts
- MIB 7 pts
- HIN 6 pts
- HIT 6 pts
- HUN 6 pts
- HUT 6 pts
- NTH 6 pts
- BIN 5 pts
- BIT 5 pts
- BUN 5 pts
- BUT 5 pts
- MUN 5 pts
- MUT 5 pts
- NIB 5 pts
- NIM 5 pts
- NUB 5 pts
- TUB 5 pts
- TUM 5 pts
- NIT 3 pts
- NUT 3 pts
- TIN 3 pts
- TUI 3 pts
- TUN 3 pts
- UNI 3 pts
2-letter words
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