Dinkeys

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Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of dinkey, referring to small industrial or shunting locomotives used in yards and narrow-gauge railways.

“The colliery still operated a pair of old dinkeys to move coal trucks around the pit yard.”

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Synonyms

shuntersengines

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Wordle

Ends in -EYS, the DINK opening connects to the more familiar word DINKY

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Scrabble

K scores 5 and Y scores 4, this pair of premium letters makes DINKEYS worth attempting

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Anagrams of Dinkeys

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

kidneys

Words one letter different

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

dickeys donkeys

Words you can make from Dinkeys

Shorter words formed from the letters in “dinkeys”.

dinkey disney kidney sidney sinked deink denis dikes dines dinky dynes ensky inked kendy kinds kines nides sinky skein skied skiey skyed snide snyed

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