Is THANKLESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, THANKLESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does THANKLESS mean?
- adjective
not feeling or showing gratitude
“ungrateful heirs”
- adjective
not likely to be rewarded
“grading papers is a thankless task”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
T (1) + H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + K (5) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 16 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 THANKLESS
THANKLESS 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 THANKLESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shaken13
- shakes13
- shanks13
- thanks13
- tankless12
- ankhs12
- hakes12
- hanks12
- khans12
- khats12
- khets12
- lakhs12
- shake12
- shank12
- thank12
- nathless11
- anklets11
- lankest11
- sklents11
- ankh11
- hake11
- hank11
- khan11
- khat11
- khet11
- lakh11
- hansels10
- hantles10
- haslets10
- hastens10
- hatless10
- sheltas10
- snathes10
- ankles10
- anklet10
- latkes10
- skates10
- skeans10
- sklent10
- slakes10
- snakes10
- sneaks10
- stakes10
- stalks10
- stanks10
- steaks10
- halest9
- hansel9
- hanses9
- hantle9
- haslet9
- hassel9
- hassle9
- hasten9
- hastes9
- lashes9
- lathes9
- selahs9
- shales9
- sheals9
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