RANKISH is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. RANKISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RANKISH?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RANKISH is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RANKISH
Back hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How RANKISH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RANKISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 686,195.
What does RANKISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Somewhat rank, with a rather strong and unpleasant smell or taste.
A rankish smell is not fully foul but sits on the edge of being too strong, as with old fish or overripe cheese. The ending -ish softens the word to mean a mild degree.
How RANKISH is used
The adjective rankish is uncommon and works as a milder form of rank.
- The cellar had a rankish odour of damp and old wood.
- The butter turned slightly rankish in the summer heat.
- There was something rankish about the stew.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RANKISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about RANKISH
- Is RANKISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RANKISH, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RANKISH worth?
- RANKISH is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RANKISH mean?
- Somewhat rank, with a rather strong and unpleasant smell or taste.
- What letters can be added to RANKISH?
- RANKISH takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RANKISH:
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