Is CRANKCASE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRANKCASE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CRANKCASE mean?
- noun
housing for a crankshaft
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + K (5) + C (3) + A (1) + S (1) + E (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 CRANKCASE
Single letters that turn CRANKCASE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from CRANKCASE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- caracks15
- carack14
- cracks14
- askance13
- cankers13
- ransack13
- snacker13
- crack13
- canker12
- crakes12
- cranks12
- creaks12
- sacker12
- screak12
- cancers11
- carcase11
- cakes11
- carks11
- crake11
- crank11
- creak11
- necks11
- racks11
- recks11
- snack11
- sneck11
- cancer10
- scarce10
- cake10
- cark10
- cask10
- neck10
- rack10
- reck10
- sack10
- araks9
- asker9
- cacas9
- caeca9
- eskar9
- kanas9
- kanes9
- karns9
- kerns9
- knars9
- narks9
- rakes9
- ranks9
- saker9
- skean9
- snake9
- snark9
- sneak9
- ack9
- arcane8
- arecas8
- caesar8
- caners8
- casern8
- cranes8
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