Is SHANKS a word?
SHANKS is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends, has 6 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 31 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, SHANKS is a valid word.
What does shanks mean?
SHANKS is an inflected form of shank.
noun: a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
SHANKS: word details
- Pronunciation: SHANGKS (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 6 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 22,342 6-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 13 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 13 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside shanks
Words you can make from the letters of shanks.
Solve a whole rack, not just SHANKS
SHANKS is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does SHANKS mean?
SHANKS is an inflected form of shank and is a noun. It means: a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg.
Is SHANKS a valid word?
Yes, SHANKS is a valid word. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.