What It Scores
ANKUS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as A1 N1 K5 U1 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In ANKUS
25 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
4 letter words (6)
3 letter words (12)
2 letter words (7)
Longer Words Containing ANKUS
ANKUS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.