tiddlywink
Plural: tiddlywinks
Noun
- An unlicensed beerhouse or pawnshop.
- An alcoholic drink.
- A game played using dominoes.
- A small disc used in the game of tiddlywinks; (by extension) a similar disc or counter used in other games.
Verb
- Especially of something disc-shaped: to flip over like a disc used in the game of tiddlywinks.
- To play tiddlywinks.
Origin / Etymology
Sense 1 (“unlicensed beerhouse or pawnshop”) and sense 2 (“alcoholic drink”) are possibly related to tiddly (“(noun) alcoholic beverage; (adjective) somewhat drunk”).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 22
tiddlywink: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordtiddlywink: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
tiddlywink: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 23
tiddlywink: valid Words With Friends Word