Clinker

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

The hard, stony residue of ash and partially burnt material left behind after coal or wood has been fully burned.

“The furnace had to be cleared of clinker each morning before it could be stoked again.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

clink·er

Related Words

Synonyms

cinder

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains the NK cluster and ends in ER. One vowel I with the CL opening makes it a solid guess.

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Scrabble

13 points with K worth 5. The ER ending is not easily extended but N and K are both good tiles to play.

Words Related to Clinker

Anagrams of Clinker

Words that use exactly the same letters as “clinker”.

crinkle

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “clinker” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

blinker clinked

Words you can make from Clinker

Shorter words formed from the letters in “clinker”.

nickel nicker cerin cinel clerk cline clink crile crine crink elric erick icker ickle incle inker inkle kreil liken liker liner nicer reink relic

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