Winks

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:13 pts5 letters

Definition of Winks

noun

An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking.
A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks.
A brief time; an instant.
The smallest possible amount.
A subtle allusion.
"The film includes a wink to wartime rationing."

verb

To close one's eyes in sleep.
To close one's eyes.
Usually followed by at: to look the other way, to turn a blind eye.
To close one's eyes quickly and involuntarily; to blink.
To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.)
"He winked at me. She winked her eye. He winked his assent."

noun

A disc used in the game of tiddlywinks.

noun

(Chiefly British) Periwinkle.

Anagrams of Winks

Exact Anagrams

1 word using all 5 letters:

Words You Can Make

15 words can be made from the letters in "winks":

5-LETTER WORDS

4-LETTER WORDS

inks kins sink skin wink wins

3-LETTER WORDS

ink ins kin kis sin ski win wis

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "winks" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

WI...Words starting with "wi"...KSWords ending with "ks"All 5-letter words Unscramble "winks"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

conniveshut one's eyesnictitate

Rhyming Words

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