Is LANKIEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LANKIEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LANKIEST mean?
Lankiest is a form of LANKY.
- adjective
tall and thin and having long slender limbs
“a gangling teenager”
- adjective
tall and thin
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + K (5) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 12 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 LANKIEST
Single letters that turn LANKIEST into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks1
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from LANKIEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- alkines11
- anklets11
- antlike11
- intakes11
- lakiest11
- lankest11
- lentisk11
- talkies11
- tinkles11
- alkies10
- alkine10
- alsike10
- ankles10
- anklet10
- inkles10
- intake10
- kinase10
- latkes10
- likens10
- likest10
- silken10
- sklent10
- takins10
- talkie10
- tilaks10
- tinkle10
- alike9
- alkie9
- ankle9
- ikats9
- inkle9
- kails9
- kains9
- kales9
- kanes9
- kelts9
- ketas9
- kilns9
- kilts9
- kinas9
- kines9
- kites9
- knelt9
- knits9
- lakes9
- latke9
- leaks9
- liken9
- likes9
- links9
- sakti9
- skate9
- skean9
- skein9
- skint9
- skite9
- slake9
- slank9
- slink9
- snake9
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