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Lanks

l 1a 1n 1k 5s 1

About 1 syllable

adjective · 5 letters · Rare · form of lank

  • Scrabble US & Canada : not valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : not valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does lanks mean?

adjective

  1. long and thin and often limp

    “grown lank with fasting”

  2. long and lean

    Synonymsspindly

Definitions shown for lank, the base form of lanks.

Is LANKS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) No
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) No
Wordle (guess list) Yes

How many points is LANKS worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
l 1a 1n 1k 5s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
l 2a 1n 2k 5s 1

Wordfeud

9 pts
l 1a 1n 1k 5s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
l 2a 1n 1k 6s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in LANKS

Anagrams 1

Hooks for LANKS

Add one letter to the front or back of LANKS to make another word.

Back hooks

None

Words that end like LANKS

Common words that share the ending -ANKS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

All words ending in -ANKS

Lanks: quick answers

Is LANKS a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. LANKS is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is LANKS worth?
LANKS scores 9 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does lanks mean?
lanks is related to lank, which means “long and thin and often limp”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in LANKS?
You can make 17 shorter words from LANKS, such as KANS, LANK, SANK, ASK. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of LANKS?
LANKS rearranges into SLANK.