WANKS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 12 points
Yes for Scrabble. WANKS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept WANKS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WANKS 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 WANKS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How WANKS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WANKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does WANKS mean in Scrabble?
WANKS is the present-tense form of WANK used with he, she and it.
WANK(verb) — To masturbate — a vulgar British word for it.
Anagrams of WANKS
The 5 tiles of WANKS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with WANKS
2 longer words begin with WANKS.
Words ending in WANKS
2 words end in WANKS. Useful as a back hook: play WANKS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in WANKS
Common questions about WANKS
- Is WANKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WANKS is not in it.
- How many points is WANKS worth?
- WANKS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WANKS?
- WANKS takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WANKS:
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