HANKIE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HANKIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HANKIE?
| 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 HANKIE is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HANKIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hankiesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HANKIE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HANKIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 102,199.
What does HANKIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A handkerchief, the small piece of fabric kept for dabbing the face, eyes or nose.
Hankie is a pet form of handkerchief, with the -ie ending that English adds to everyday objects to make them sound friendly, as in nightie or cookie. It turns up in phrases such as a hankie for the tears, and in the old stage picture of a lace hankie waved in farewell. Writers choose it for a warm, domestic or comic tone, and it shares its meaning with the spelling hanky.
How HANKIE is used
Informal and affectionate; at home in children's books, songs and chatty prose.
- Pass me a hankie, I think I am going to cry.
- The bride dabbed her eyes with a lace hankie.
- A paper hankie is handy on a winter walk.
- He tied a knot in his hankie to remember the errand.
- The crowd waved a white hankie as the ship left the dock.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HANKIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HANKIE
1 longer words begin with HANKIE.
Shorter words from the letters in HANKIE
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Common questions about HANKIE
- Is HANKIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HANKIE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HANKIE worth?
- HANKIE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HANKIE mean?
- A handkerchief, the small piece of fabric kept for dabbing the face, eyes or nose.
- What letters can be added to HANKIE?
- HANKIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HANKIE:
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