Is ANKYLOSING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANKYLOSING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANKYLOSING mean?
Ankylosing is a form of ANKYLOSE.
- verb
produce ankylosis by surgery
- verb
undergo ankylosis
“joints ankylose”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + K (5) + Y (4) + L (1) + O (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 ANKYLOSING
ANKYLOSING 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 ANKYLOSING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- kayoing15
- okaying15
- yanking15
- snakily14
- kingly14
- skying14
- yoking14
- skoaling13
- kylins13
- skinny13
- slinky13
- ankling12
- kalongs12
- lakings12
- skoling12
- slaking12
- snaking12
- soaking12
- kayos12
- kylin12
- lanky12
- linky12
- okays12
- silky12
- snaky12
- yanks12
- yolks12
- yonks12
- kaolins11
- nongays11
- slaying11
- asking11
- gaskin11
- kalong11
- kiangs11
- klongs11
- laking11
- alky11
- inky11
- kayo11
- kays11
- laky11
- oaky11
- okay11
- yaks11
- yank11
- yoks11
- yolk11
- gainly10
- kaolin10
- laying10
- lyings10
- lysing10
- nongay10
- saying10
- singly10
- slangy10
- yogins10
- ganks10
- ginks10
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