Linkboy

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Updated June 2026

Definition

Historically, a boy employed to carry a burning torch to light pedestrians through dark streets.

“The wealthy merchant kept a linkboy to guide him home through the unlit alleys.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

link·boy

Related Words

Synonyms

linkman

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Wordle

Compound of LINK and BOY, historical term unlikely to appear in modern Wordle sets

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Scrabble

Worth 16 points, K scores 5 and Y scores 4 making this highly valuable

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “linkboy”.

bikol blink bliny boily klino kylin linky nobly noily bilk bilo bink bino biol bion blin blok boil bolk boni bonk bony byon ikon

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