Is RANKLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RANKLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RANKLES mean?
Rankles is a form of RANKLE.
- verb
gnaw into; make resentful or angry
“The injustice rankled her”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + K (5) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 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 RANKLES
Single letters that turn RANKLES into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Words you can make from RANKLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ankles10
- lakers10
- lanker10
- rankle10
- slaker10
- ankle9
- asker9
- eskar9
- kales9
- kanes9
- karns9
- kerns9
- knars9
- laker9
- lakes9
- larks9
- leaks9
- narks9
- rakes9
- ranks9
- saker9
- skean9
- slake9
- slank9
- snake9
- snark9
- sneak9
- arks8
- elks8
- kaes8
- kale8
- kane8
- karn8
- keas8
- kens8
- kern8
- knar8
- lake8
- lank8
- lark8
- leak8
- leks8
- nark8
- rake8
- rank8
- sake8
- sank8
- sark8
- ark7
- ask7
- elk7
- kae7
- kas7
- kea7
- ken7
- lek7
- ska7
- learns6
- ka6
- arles5
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