CRANKSHAFT is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. CRANKSHAFT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRANKSHAFT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRANKSHAFT is to know. It scores 22 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRANKSHAFT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
crankshaftsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRANKSHAFT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CRANKSHAFT, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRANKSHAFT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CRANKSHAFT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A rotating shaft with bends or offsets that turns the up-and-down movement of pistons into spinning motion.
In a petrol engine the crankshaft receives the push of each piston and carries it to the gearbox. A cracked crankshaft usually means a serious and expensive repair, because every moving part depends on it.
How CRANKSHAFT is used
Crankshaft names a part found in car engines, compressors and some pumps, and mechanics often shorten it to crank.
- The mechanic replaced the worn crankshaft in the old truck.
- Oil must reach every bearing along the crankshaft.
- A broken crankshaft stopped the boat engine at sea.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRANKSHAFT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CRANKSHAFT
1 longer words begin with CRANKSHAFT.
Shorter words from the letters in CRANKSHAFT
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Common questions about CRANKSHAFT
- Is CRANKSHAFT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRANKSHAFT, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRANKSHAFT worth?
- CRANKSHAFT is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRANKSHAFT mean?
- A rotating shaft with bends or offsets that turns the up-and-down movement of pistons into spinning motion.
- What letters can be added to CRANKSHAFT?
- CRANKSHAFT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CRANKSHAFT:
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