CRANK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CRANK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRANK?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRANK is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRANK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRANK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CRANK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 116,184.
What does CRANK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A handle or arm attached at right angles to a shaft, turned to make the shaft rotate.
A crank is a bent handle or arm fixed to a shaft, turned by hand to make the shaft rotate, as in an old-fashioned car starter or a well windlass. Away from machinery, crank is also an informal noun for a person with strange or obsessive ideas, and an adjective in phrases like crank call for a hoax telephone call. The verb to crank up means to increase something, such as volume or effort, well beyond its literal mechanical origin. The mechanical sense remains the most exact and technical use of crank.
How CRANK is used
Technical in engineering contexts for the turning handle; informal when used of an eccentric person or a hoax call.
- He turned the crank to raise the window.
- The old car had to be started with a crank.
- A crank on the side of the machine drove the wheel.
- She wound the crank slowly to lower the bucket.
- The mechanism jammed when the crank would not turn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRANK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRANK
Showing 24 of 30 words that begin with CRANK.
Shorter words from the letters in CRANK
Common questions about CRANK
- Is CRANK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRANK, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRANK worth?
- CRANK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRANK mean?
- A handle or arm attached at right angles to a shaft, turned to make the shaft rotate.
- What letters can be added to CRANK?
- CRANK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CRANK:
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