Is MANAKINS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MANAKINS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MANAKINS mean?
Manakins is a form of MANAKIN.
- noun
a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
“she was too fat to be a mannequin”
- noun
a life-size dummy used to display clothes
- noun
any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 8
M (3) + A (1) + N (1) + A (1) + K (5) + I (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 14 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 MANAKINS
MANAKINS 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 MANAKINS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- kinsman13
- manakin13
- kamsin12
- kamis11
- makis11
- minks11
- kami10
- maki10
- mask10
- mink10
- skim10
- kains9
- kanas9
- kinas9
- animas8
- manias8
- mannas8
- nanism8
- akin8
- inks8
- kaas8
- kain8
- kana8
- kina8
- kins8
- saki8
- sank8
- sika8
- sink8
- skin8
- amain7
- amias7
- amins7
- amnia7
- anima7
- mains7
- manas7
- mania7
- manis7
- manna7
- minas7
- ask7
- ink7
- kas7
- kin7
- kis7
- ska7
- ski7
- aims6
- amas6
- amia6
- amin6
- amis6
- main6
- mana6
- mani6
- mans6
- masa6
- mina6
- nims6
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