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Is BANKRUPTS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BANKRUPTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BANKRUPTS mean?

Bankrupts is a form of BANKRUPT.

  1. verb

    reduce to bankruptcy

    “My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!”

  2. adjective

    financially ruined

    “a bankrupt company”

  3. noun

    someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

17

Scrabble

21

Words With Friends

9

Letters

B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + K (5) + R (1) + U (1) + P (3) + T (1) + S (1) = 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 BANKRUPTS

BANKRUPTS 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 BANKRUPTS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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