SHANK

SHANK is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is SHANK a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.

SHANK (noun): a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball. Additional senses: lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals; the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole; cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill.

In standard Scrabble scoring, SHANK totals 12 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. SHANK relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.

SHANK is 5 letters long, begins with S, ends with K, and sorts to the alphagram AHKNS. There are 3 anagrams in this dictionary sharing that exact letter bag. Letter makeup: 1 vowel, 4 consonants.

Among 20 tracked 5-letter entries, SHANK ranks by raw score (12 points). Anagram alternatives include ANKHS, HANKS, KHANS — useful when you need the same tiles with a different hook letter. Similar-length words in the same dictionary include JAZZY, FEZZY, FIZZY, FUZZY; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.

Strategically, SHANK carries 1 vowel and 4 consonants. Its consonant-heavy shape pairs well with open vowel dumps on the board. Hooks on S or K are common study angles; browse words starting with S and words ending with K to rehearse parallel sets.

SHANK is a 5-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 5, starts with S, ends with K, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 5-letter entries like SHANK frequently cross shorter words; knowing that SHANK contains A, H, K, N, S helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as s???k to narrow candidates before checking definitions.

Notable letter pairs inside SHANK include HA, NK, SH — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: S, H, A, N, K. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.

Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble shank directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 12 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.

Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat SHANK as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.

Example usage: Example: "SHANK — cylinder forming a long narrow part of something" (12 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.