CLANK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CLANK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLANK?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLANK is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLANK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLANK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CLANK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does CLANK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A loud, sharp, metallic sound made by heavy pieces of metal striking or knocking together.
Clank describes a duller, heavier sound than a light clink or a ringing clang, usually suggesting something substantial such as chains, machinery or armour rather than delicate metal. The word also works as a verb, so chains are said to clank as a prisoner moves, or old machinery clanks as it labours through each cycle. Writers reach for clank to add a heavy, mechanical or slightly ominous quality to a scene, distinct from lighter or more musical metal sounds. Across noun and verb uses, clank always signals metal striking metal with some weight behind it.
How CLANK is used
Common in descriptive and narrative writing, used for heavy metallic sounds such as chains, machinery or armour.
- The clank of chains echoed through the old dungeon.
- A loud clank came from the engine room below deck.
- Each clank of the crane signalled another load being lifted.
- The armour gave a dull clank with every step the knight took.
- She heard a distant clank of tools being dropped onto concrete.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLANK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLANK
8 longer words begin with CLANK.
Shorter words from the letters in CLANK
Common questions about CLANK
- Is CLANK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLANK, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLANK worth?
- CLANK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLANK mean?
- A loud, sharp, metallic sound made by heavy pieces of metal striking or knocking together.
- What letters can be added to CLANK?
- CLANK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CLANK:
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