Stinks
6 lettersverbcommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
Third-person singular present tense of stink, meaning to perform extremely badly or to be of very poor quality.
“Everyone agreed that the new policy stinks and needs to be withdrawn.”
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Ends in NKS, the INK cluster inside is a helpful consonant pattern to confirm early.
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Worth 10 points, K adds good value and the word plays well on a standard board.
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