Kingpin

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

The most powerful, influential, or indispensable person within an organisation, enterprise, or criminal network.

“The detective spent three years building a case before finally arresting the kingpin of the trafficking ring.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈkɪŋ.pɪn/

Syllables

king·pin

Related Words

Synonyms

bigwigkingboltheadpin

Antonyms

underlingsubordinateminion

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains K and ends in -pin, the common letters N, I, and G make it a useful elimination guess

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Scrabble

K (5pts) and P (3pts) both score, KINGPIN is a well-known 7-letter word with reliable Scrabble value

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “kingpin”.

inking piking pining kinin piing gink ginn king ping pink

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