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SLINKY is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for SLINKY.

8 total results for SLINKY( score: 50 )

5 results for SLINKY from Modern Era puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Mon Feb 27, 202340DClassic toy with the jingle lyric "a spring, a spring, a marvelous thing!"David RockowShortz
Wed Jan 11, 201213DToy consisting of 80 feet of wireChuck DeodeneShortz
Sun Sep 19, 20043DSpring toyKyle MahowaldShortz
Thu Oct 24, 20029DAmerican toy introduced in 1945Patrick MerrellShortz
Sun Oct 13, 200220DIt goes downstairsElizabeth C. GorskiShortz
1 result for SLINKY from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthorEditor
Feb 16, 2020AcrosticI80 feet of wire in a two-inch spiralEmily Cox & Henry RathvonShortz
2 results for SLINKY from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sun Aug 26, 199034ASinuousNorma SteinbergMaleska
Sun Apr 3, 195513AFurtive.Ruth H. OliverFarrar
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