Is SKANKED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SKANKED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SKANKED mean?
Skanked is a form of SKANK.
- noun
any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant
- noun
a rhythmic dance to reggae music performed by bending forward and extending the hands while bending the knees
- verb
dance the skank
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
7
Letters
S (1) + K (5) + A (1) + N (1) + K (5) + E (1) + D (2) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 SKANKED
SKANKED 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 SKANKED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ekkas13
- skank13
- ekka12
- kneads11
- snaked11
- asked10
- knead10
- naked10
- kanes9
- skean9
- snake9
- sneak9
- daks9
- dank9
- desk9
- sked9
- kaes8
- kane8
- keas8
- kens8
- sake8
- sank8
- dak8
- ask7
- kae7
- kas7
- kea7
- ken7
- ska7
- deans6
- saned6
- sedan6
- ka6
- ands5
- dans5
- dean5
- dens5
- ends5
- sade5
- sand5
- send5
- sned5
- anes4
- naes4
- sane4
- ads4
- and4
- dan4
- das4
- den4
- eds4
- end4
- sad4
- ane3
- ens3
- nae3
- sae3
- san3
- sea3
- sen3
Study SKANKED and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.