5-Letter Words Starting With LANK
- 2 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With LANK
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With LANK 2 words
How common is LANK at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 2 five-letter words that start with LANK. They average 10.5 points and the best is LANKY (12 points).
- Total words
- 2
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.5
- out of 12 max
- Everyday words
- 50%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- s 50%
- y 50%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with LANK
l 1a 1n 1k 5y 4
L 1 + A 1 + N 1 + K 5 + Y 4 = 12 points
- Double word
- 24 pts
- Triple word
- 36 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
lanky
- adjectivetall and thin and having long slender limbs“a gangling teenager”
- adjectivetall and thin
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How many five-letter words that start with LANK are there?
There are 2 five-letter words that start with LANK in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with LANK?
LANKY is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are LANKS (9).