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
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
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
Study MANAKINS and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.