Is TANKERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TANKERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TANKERS mean?
Tankers is a form of TANKER.
- noun
a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk
- noun
a soldier who drives a tank
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
7
Letters
T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + K (5) + E (1) + R (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 TANKERS
TANKERS 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.
Anagrams of TANKERS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from TANKERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- rankest11
- skater10
- staker10
- strake10
- streak10
- takers10
- tanker10
- tranks10
- asker9
- eskar9
- kanes9
- karns9
- karst9
- karts9
- kerns9
- ketas9
- knars9
- narks9
- rakes9
- ranks9
- saker9
- skate9
- skean9
- snake9
- snark9
- sneak9
- stake9
- stank9
- stark9
- steak9
- taken9
- taker9
- takes9
- tanks9
- teaks9
- trank9
- treks9
- arks8
- kaes8
- kane8
- karn8
- kart8
- kats8
- keas8
- kens8
- kent8
- kern8
- keta8
- knar8
- nark8
- rake8
- rank8
- sake8
- sank8
- sark8
- skat8
- take8
- tank8
- task8
- teak8
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