Is EMBANKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EMBANKS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EMBANKS mean?
Embanks is a form of EMBANK.
- verb
enclose with banks, as for support or protection
“The river was embanked with a dyke”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
7
Letters
E (1) + M (3) + B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + K (5) + S (1) = 15 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 EMBANKS
EMBANKS 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 EMBANKS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- embank14
- maskne12
- bakes11
- banks11
- beaks11
- kames11
- makes11
- samek11
- manebs10
- bake10
- bank10
- bask10
- beak10
- kabs10
- kame10
- make10
- mask10
- beams9
- bemas9
- kanes9
- mabes9
- maneb9
- skean9
- snake9
- sneak9
- kab9
- bams8
- beam8
- bema8
- kaes8
- kane8
- keas8
- kens8
- mabe8
- sake8
- sank8
- amens7
- banes7
- beans7
- manes7
- manse7
- means7
- mensa7
- nabes7
- names7
- nemas7
- ask7
- bam7
- kae7
- kas7
- kea7
- ken7
- ska7
- amen6
- baes6
- bane6
- bans6
- base6
- bean6
- bens6
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