TANK is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TANK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TANK?
| 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 TANK is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TANK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TANK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TANK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,103.
What does TANK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large container used for storing liquid or gas, or an armored military vehicle with tracks and a gun.
A water tank holds a large volume of liquid for later use, while a military tank is protected by armor plating and moves on tracks rather than wheels. Both senses share the same word despite describing very different things.
How TANK is used
Can also function informally as a verb meaning to fail badly, as in the stock tanked.
- The fish swam calmly around the large glass tank.
- Several tanks rolled slowly through the muddy field.
- The company's stock tanked after the disappointing report.
- A fuel tanker pulled up beside the gas station pump.
- They filled the tank with rainwater collected from the roof.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TANK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TANK
The 4 tiles of TANK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TANK
Showing 24 of 32 words that begin with TANK.
Words ending in TANK
3 words end in TANK. Useful as a back hook: play TANK onto a word already on the board.
Words with TANK inside
10 words contain TANK in the middle. Words that start with TANK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TANK
Common questions about TANK
- Is TANK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TANK, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TANK worth?
- TANK is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TANK mean?
- A large container used for storing liquid or gas, or an armored military vehicle with tracks and a gun.
- What letters can be added to TANK?
- TANK takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TANK:
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