cinque

Noun

The number five, often seen on dice or playing cards.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
A card, die, or domino with five spots or pips.

Examples

He rolled a perfect "cinque" of points with his five-letter word.

Origin / Etymology

PIE word
*pénkʷe
From Middle English cink, from Middle French cinq, from Latin cīnque, variant of quīnque. The archaic spelling cinq is taken from modern French cinq, whereas the standard spelling is perhaps influenced by Italian cinque or a misspelling of the French. The variant pronunciation /sæŋk/ is based on Modern French. Doublet of fin (“five currency units”), finnuf, five, pimp (“five”), ponzu, punch (“beverage”), and sengi (“currency”); related to Pompeii.

Synonyms

5, fin, five, fivesome, Little Phoebe, pentad, Phoebe, quint, quintet, quintuplet, V

Scrabble Score: 17

cinque: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cinque: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cinque: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

cinque: valid Words With Friends Word