Is REDSHANKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, REDSHANKS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does REDSHANKS mean?
Redshanks is a form of REDSHANK.
- noun
a common Old World wading bird with long red legs
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + D (2) + S (1) + H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + K (5) + S (1) = 17 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 REDSHANKS
REDSHANKS 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 REDSHANKS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- redshank16
- shanked15
- sharked15
- hankers14
- harkens14
- kashers14
- shakers14
- hanked14
- harked14
- khedas14
- darkness13
- hanker13
- harken13
- kasher13
- shaken13
- shaker13
- shakes13
- shanks13
- sharks13
- shrank13
- dhaks13
- kheda13
- hardness12
- darkens12
- snarked12
- ankhs12
- hakes12
- hanks12
- harks12
- khans12
- shake12
- shank12
- shark12
- dhak12
- dashers11
- handers11
- hardens11
- shaders11
- danker11
- darken11
- drakes11
- kneads11
- narked11
- ranked11
- snaked11
- ankh11
- hake11
- hank11
- hark11
- khan11
- harness10
- askers10
- dasher10
- dashes10
- endash10
- eskars10
- hander10
- harden10
- sadhes10
- sakers10
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