inkle

Plural: inkles

Noun

A type of linen tape or woven band.
a linen tape used for trimming as a decoration
Narrow linen tape, used for trimmings or to make shoelaces

Verb

To hint at; disclose.
To have a hint or inkling of; divine.

Examples

He remembered INKLE was a valid word, useful for those tricky ’K’ plays in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English inklen, inclen (“to give an inkling of, hint at, mention, utter in an undertone”), derived from inke (“apprehension, misgiving”), from Old English inca (“doubt, suspicion”), from Proto-West Germanic *inkō, from Proto-Germanic *inkô (“ache, regret”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eng- (“illness”). Cognate with Old Frisian jinc (“angered”), Old Norse ekki (“pain, grief”), Norwegian ekkje (“lack, pity”).

Scrabble Score: 9

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

Words With Friends Score: 11

inkle: valid Words With Friends Word