MANKY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. MANKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MANKY?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MANKY is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MANKY
No single letter turns MANKY into another word.
How MANKY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MANKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 348,553.
What does MANKY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Britishslang
Dirty, unpleasant, or in poor and unappealing condition.
Manky describes something that looks or feels grubby, spoiled or generally off-putting, from a manky old carpet to food that has gone manky in the fridge. British and Scots speakers use it casually in everyday complaints rather than in careful or formal writing. The word can apply just as easily to physical dirt as to something simply shabby or worn out.
How MANKY is used
Informal British and Scots slang, common in casual complaints about dirt or poor condition.
- He refused to eat the manky sandwich left in the fridge.
- The hostel had a manky bathroom that put everyone off.
- She threw out the manky old trainers at last.
- The carpet in that flat looked properly manky.
- Nobody wanted to sit on the manky sofa in the corner.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MANKY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in MANKY
1 words end in MANKY. Useful as a back hook: play MANKY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in MANKY
Common questions about MANKY
- Is MANKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MANKY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MANKY worth?
- MANKY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MANKY mean?
- Dirty, unpleasant, or in poor and unappealing condition.
- What letters can be added to MANKY?
- No single letter can be added to MANKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MANKY:
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