RANKNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. RANKNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RANKNESS?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RANKNESS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RANKNESS
Back hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How RANKNESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RANKNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RANKNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RANKNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of being overgrown and coarse, or of having a strong, unpleasant smell.
Rankness can describe plants that grow too thickly and wildly, as in a neglected garden. It can equally describe a heavy, offensive odour hanging in the air. Both uses suggest something excessive that has gone unchecked, which is what rankness usually implies.
How RANKNESS is used
Used for rampant growth or for a strong foul smell.
- The rankness of the weeds along the canal made the path almost impassable.
- He wrinkled his nose at the rankness of the old cellar.
- Nothing could hide the rankness of the stagnant pond in August.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RANKNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RANKNESS
1 longer words begin with RANKNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in RANKNESS
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Common questions about RANKNESS
- Is RANKNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RANKNESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RANKNESS worth?
- RANKNESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RANKNESS mean?
- The quality of being overgrown and coarse, or of having a strong, unpleasant smell.
- What letters can be added to RANKNESS?
- RANKNESS takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RANKNESS:
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