LANKY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LANKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LANKY?
| 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 LANKY is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LANKY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LANKY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LANKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does LANKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Tall and thin, especially in a way that appears awkward, loose-limbed or ungraceful.
The word lanky describes a body type marked by long limbs and a slight frame, often suggesting a certain clumsiness rather than athletic grace. Teenagers going through a sudden growth spurt are frequently called lanky, as their height outpaces their coordination for a time. Lanky applies equally to animals, plants or objects that grow unusually tall and thin, such as a lanky sunflower stretching toward the light. Unlike slender or willowy, which can carry a graceful tone, lanky leans toward the awkward end of describing height and thinness.
How LANKY is used
Common in everyday speech and writing to describe tall, thin people, animals or plants, often with a slightly awkward connotation.
- The lanky teenager towered over his classmates.
- A lanky stray dog wandered along the fence line.
- The sunflowers grew lanky in the shaded corner of the garden.
- He was tall and lanky, with arms that seemed too long for his body.
- The coach noticed the lanky new player on the court.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LANKY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in LANKY
2 words end in LANKY. Useful as a back hook: play LANKY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in LANKY
Common questions about LANKY
- Is LANKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LANKY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LANKY worth?
- LANKY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LANKY mean?
- Tall and thin, especially in a way that appears awkward, loose-limbed or ungraceful.
- What letters can be added to LANKY?
- LANKY takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LANKY:
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