CANKLE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CANKLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CANKLE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANKLE is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANKLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
canklesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CANKLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CANKLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does CANKLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
slang
A thick or swollen ankle that has no visible narrowing where the foot meets the calf.
The word cankle is a blend of calf and ankle, coined in informal speech in the early years of this century. It describes a shape in which the lower leg runs straight down into the foot, and it can result from build, fluid retention or injury. Because the term is often used as a jibe about appearance, careful writers prefer plainer wording.
How CANKLE is used
Informal slang, often unkind in tone. Best avoided in polite or medical writing.
- The doctor said the cankle came from fluid after the long flight.
- She iced her cankle after twisting it on the stairs.
- A sprain left him with a puffy cankle for a week.
- The word cankle is a blend of calf and ankle.
- He joked about his own cankle when the cast came off.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CANKLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CANKLE
1 longer words begin with CANKLE.
Shorter words from the letters in CANKLE
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Common questions about CANKLE
- Is CANKLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANKLE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANKLE worth?
- CANKLE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CANKLE mean?
- A thick or swollen ankle that has no visible narrowing where the foot meets the calf.
- What letters can be added to CANKLE?
- CANKLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CANKLE:
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