Is HANKERINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HANKERINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HANKERINGS mean?
Hankerings is a form of HANKERING.
- noun
a yearning for something or to do something
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + K (5) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 HANKERINGS
HANKERINGS 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 HANKERINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hankering17
- harkening17
- kashering17
- shrinkage17
- gherkins16
- shanking16
- sharking16
- gherkin15
- hanking15
- harking15
- shaking15
- skreigh15
- hankers14
- hankies14
- harkens14
- rankish14
- shakier14
- skeigh14
- kernings13
- rankings13
- snarking13
- sneaking13
- hanker13
- hankie13
- harken13
- hikers13
- kasher13
- nikahs13
- rakish13
- shaken13
- shaker13
- shikar13
- shikra13
- shrank13
- shriek13
- shrike13
- shrink13
- hearings12
- hearsing12
- shearing12
- kerning12
- narking12
- ranking12
- sinkage12
- snaking12
- ankhs12
- haiks12
- hakes12
- hanks12
- harks12
- hiker12
- hikes12
- khans12
- knish12
- nikah12
- shake12
- shank12
- shark12
- sheik12
- shirk12
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