HANK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. HANK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HANK?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HANK is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HANK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HANK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HANK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 36,308.
What stands out about HANK
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HANK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A coil or loop of yarn or rope.
A hank is a fixed length in the wool trade, and the figure differs by fibre: cotton and worsted use different ones entirely. Outside the trade it means any loose coil at all.
How HANK is used
Countable: a hank, two hanks.
- A hank of wool is a measured length in the trade.
- The word hank means different lengths for different fibres.
- Two hanks of the same yarn dyed in different lots.
- Outside the trade a hank is any loose coil.
- A hank of rope stows flatter than a coil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HANK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HANK
The 4 tiles of HANK in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with HANK
13 longer words begin with HANK.
Words ending in HANK
13 words end in HANK. Useful as a back hook: play HANK onto a word already on the board.
Words with HANK inside
Showing 24 of 66 words that contain HANK somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HANK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HANK
Common questions about HANK
- Is HANK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HANK, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HANK worth?
- HANK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HANK mean?
- A coil or loop of yarn or rope.
- What letters can be added to HANK?
- HANK takes 5 hooks: 3 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HANK:
Open HANK in the Word Finder