Is ANKYLOSED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANKYLOSED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANKYLOSED mean?
Ankylosed is a form of ANKYLOSE.
- verb
produce ankylosis by surgery
- verb
undergo ankylosis
“joints ankylose”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + K (5) + Y (4) + L (1) + O (1) + S (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ANKYLOSED
ANKYLOSED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ANKYLOSED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ankylose15
- donkeys15
- nakedly15
- alkynes14
- alkyds14
- dankly14
- donkey14
- kayoed14
- okayed14
- yanked14
- yolked14
- alkyne13
- kayles13
- kayoes13
- snakey13
- sneaky13
- yokels13
- alkyd13
- dykes13
- skyed13
- yoked13
- kalends12
- skoaled12
- ensky12
- kayos12
- lanky12
- leaky12
- okays12
- snaky12
- yanks12
- yelks12
- yokel12
- yokes12
- yolks12
- yonks12
- dyke12
- adenyls11
- noyades11
- synodal11
- ankled11
- kendos11
- kneads11
- skoled11
- slaked11
- snaked11
- soaked11
- alky11
- kayo11
- kays11
- keys11
- kyes11
- laky11
- oaky11
- okay11
- syke11
- yaks11
- yank11
- yelk11
- yoke11
- yoks11
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