Is RANSACKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RANSACKS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RANSACKS mean?
Ransacks is a form of RANSACK.
- verb
steal goods; take as spoils
“During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners”
- verb
search thoroughly
“They combed the area for the missing child”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + 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 RANSACKS
RANSACKS 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 RANSACKS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ransack13
- cranks12
- snacks12
- carks11
- casks11
- crank11
- racks11
- sacks11
- snack11
- snarks10
- cark10
- cask10
- rack10
- sack10
- araks9
- kanas9
- karns9
- knars9
- narks9
- ranks9
- sarks9
- snark9
- ack9
- scrans8
- arak8
- arks8
- asks8
- kaas8
- kana8
- karn8
- knar8
- nark8
- rank8
- sank8
- sark8
- skas8
- carns7
- casas7
- crass7
- narcs7
- sacra7
- scans7
- scars7
- scran7
- ark7
- ask7
- kas7
- ska7
- sansar6
- sarans6
- arcs6
- cans6
- carn6
- cars6
- casa6
- narc6
- sacs6
- scan6
- scar6
- ka6
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