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Shanks

s 1h 4a 1n 1k 5s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 6 letters · Less common · plural and third-person singular form of shank

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

What does shanks mean?

noun

  1. a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg

  2. the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle

  3. cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

    Synonymsstem

  4. cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head

  5. cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill

  6. the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole

    Synonymswaist

verb

  1. hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction

Definitions shown for shank, the base form of shanks.

Is SHANKS a valid word?

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

How many points is SHANKS worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
s 1h 4a 1n 1k 5s 1

Words With Friends

13 pts
s 1h 3a 1n 2k 5s 1

Wordfeud

13 pts
s 1h 4a 1n 1k 5s 1

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
s 1h 3a 1n 1k 6s 1

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

Words from the letters in SHANKS

Words that end like SHANKS

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.

thankstanksblanksbanksclankscranksflanksfranksplankspranksspanksyanksgangplanks
All words ending in -ANKS

Shanks: quick answers

Is SHANKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SHANKS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SHANKS worth?
SHANKS scores 13 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does shanks mean?
shanks is the plural and third-person singular form of shank, which means “a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SHANKS?
You can make 37 shorter words from SHANKS, such as ANKHS, HANKS, HASKS, KHANS. See the full list.