LANK is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LANK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LANK?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LANK is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LANK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LANK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LANK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does LANK mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Long, thin and limp.
Lank is used almost only of hair, which makes it one of a small set of English adjectives tied to a single noun. Its longer relative describes a whole body rather than hair.
How LANK is used
Before the noun. Chiefly of hair.
- Lank hair that no amount of washing improved.
- The word lank is used almost only of hair.
- A longer relative of lank describes a whole body.
- Very few adjectives are as tied to one noun as lank.
- Two lank strands escaping the clip.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LANK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LANK
14 longer words begin with LANK.
Words ending in LANK
7 words end in LANK. Useful as a back hook: play LANK onto a word already on the board.
Words with LANK inside
Showing 24 of 89 words that contain LANK somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LANK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LANK
Common questions about LANK
- Is LANK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LANK, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LANK worth?
- LANK is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LANK mean?
- Long, thin and limp.
- What letters can be added to LANK?
- LANK takes 7 hooks: 5 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LANK:
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