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.
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PlayableWANKS · 5 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
13points in Words with Friends
5letters
2hooks available
1 in 174,277odds of drawing this rack
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
38WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.4
Hooks 25%2
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.4%
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
Scrabble w4a1n1k5s1 12
Words with Friends w4a1n2k5s1 13
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.
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
awks11 kaws11 skaw11 wank11 kans8 sank8 awns7 sawn7 snaw7 swan7 wans7 awk10 kaw10 aks7 ask7 kas7 ska7 awn6 naw6 saw6 wan6 was6 ans3 nas3 san3 ka6 aw5 an2 as2 na2
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:
Open WANKS in the Word Finder