CRANKLE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CRANKLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRANKLE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRANKLE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRANKLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRANKLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CRANKLE, 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 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does CRANKLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To bend, twist or wind in a series of turns.
Crankle suggests a path or line full of small angles rather than a smooth curve. As a noun it names the bend itself.
How CRANKLE is used
You see crankle mostly in literary or dialect writing, seldom in plain speech.
- The old lane seemed to crankle through the hills.
- Wires began to crankle as the heat bent them.
- A crankle in the road forced the cart to slow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRANKLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRANKLE
2 longer words begin with CRANKLE.
Shorter words from the letters in CRANKLE
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Common questions about CRANKLE
- Is CRANKLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRANKLE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRANKLE worth?
- CRANKLE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRANKLE mean?
- To bend, twist or wind in a series of turns.
- What letters can be added to CRANKLE?
- CRANKLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CRANKLE:
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