CRANKBAIT is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 17 points
Yes for Scrabble. CRANKBAIT is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
c3r1a1n1k5b3a1i1t1
PlayableCRANKBAIT · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept CRANKBAIT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.89
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.56%
Our own measure of how useful CRANKBAIT is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRANKBAIT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
crankbaitsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRANKBAIT scores
Scrabble c3r1a1n1k5b3a1i1t1 17
Words with Friends c4r1a1n2k5b4a1i1t1 20
Face value of the 9 tiles in CRANKBAIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRANKBAIT has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with CRANKBAIT
1 longer words begin with CRANKBAIT.
Shorter words from the letters in CRANKBAIT
akratic13 katcina13 tanbark13 carabin11 anticar9 atabrin9 antick12 bankit12 barkan12 catkin12 nickar12 arabic10 cabrit10 kantar10 karait10 kinara10 kirana10 kirtan10 tankia10 acinar8 arabin8 arctan8 arnica8 cantar8 carina8 crania8 criant8 antiar6 aback13 brack13 brick13 banak11 batik11 brank11 brink11 crank11 kabar11 nikab11 track11 trick11
Showing 40 of 261. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about CRANKBAIT
- Is CRANKBAIT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CRANKBAIT is not in it.
- How many points is CRANKBAIT worth?
- CRANKBAIT is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CRANKBAIT?
- CRANKBAIT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CRANKBAIT:
Open CRANKBAIT in the Word Finder