CRANKIEST

9 letters, 15 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What CRANKIEST Means

CRANKIEST is a form of CRANKY, which means:

adjective: (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
adjective: easily irritated or annoyed“an incorrigibly fractious young man”

Similar words

CRANK TENDER TIPPY FRACTIOUS IRRITABLE NETTLESOME PEEVISH PECKISH PETTISH PETULANT

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

CRANKIEST is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 R1 A1 N1 K5 I1 E1 S1 T1.

Words Made From The Letters In CRANKIEST

925 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.

8 letter words (13)

CANISTER CARNIEST CERATINS CISTERNA CRANKEST CREATINS KERATINS NACRITES NARKIEST SCANTIER SKINCARE STRICKEN TACRINES

7 letter words (80)

6 letter words (157)

ACETIN ACKERS ACTINS AIREST ANETIC ANKERS ANTICK ANTICS ANTRES ARISEN ARKITE ARSINE ARTICS ARTIES ASCENT ASTERN CAIRNS CAKIER CANERS CANIER CANKER CANTER CARETS CARIES CARNET CARNIE CARTES CASEIN CASERN CASKET CASTER CATERS CATKIN CENTAI CENTAS CENTRA CERIAS CITERS CRAKES CRANES CRANKS CRANTS CRATES CREAKS CREANT CRENAS CRESTA CRETIN CRIANT CRINES CRISTA EIRACK ENACTS ENATIC ENIACS ERICAS ERICKS ESTRIN ICKERS INCASE INERTS INKERS INSECT INSERT INSTAR INTAKE INTERS KAISER KARITE KENTIA KINASE KIRTAN KITERS KRAITS NACKET NACRES NAKERS NASTIC NECTAR NERKAS NICEST NICKAR NICKER NITERS NITRES RACIST RACKET RAINES RANCES RANKES RATINE REACTS RECANT RECAST RECITS RECKAN REINKS REKNIT RETACK RETAIN RETINA RICKET SACKER SANTIR SARNIE SATIRE SCIENT SCREAK SCRIKE SCRINE SECANT SEITAN SICKEN SICKER SINKER SINTER SKATER STANCE STANCK STERIC STERNA STRACK STRAIK STRAIN STRAKE STREAK STRIAE STRICK STRIKE TACKER TAKERS TAKIER TAKINS TANKER TANREC TASKER TENIAS TERAIS TICKEN TICKER TINEAS TINKER TISANE TRACES TRACKS TRAIKS TRAINS TRANCE TRANKS TRANSE TRECKS TRIACS TRICES TRICKS TRIENS TRIKES TRINES

5 letter words (283)

ACERS ACKER ACNES ACRES ACTIN AESIR AIRNS AIRTS ANISE ANKER ANTES ANTIC ANTIS ANTRE AREIC ARETS ARISE ARTIC ARTIS ASKER ASTER ASTIR CAINS CAIRN CAKES CANER CANES CANST CANTS CARES CARET CARKS CARNS CARSE CARTE CARTS CASTE CATER CATES CENTS CERIA CERTS CESTA CESTI CINES CIRES CITER CITES CRAKE CRANE CRANK CRANS CRATE CREAK CRENA CREST CRIAS CRIES CRINE CRISE CRITS EARNS EARST ENACT ENIAC ENTIA ERICA ERICK ERICS ESCAR ESKAR ETNAS ICERS ICKER IKANS IKATS INERT INKER INSET INTER INTRA IRATE ISNAE KAIES KAINS KANES KANTS KARNS KARST KARTS KATIS KEIRS KENTS KERNS KESAR KETAS KIERS KINAS KINES KIRNS KISAN KITER KITES KNARS KNITS KRAIT KRANS NACRE NAIKS NAKER NARCS NARES NARIC NARIS NARKS NATES NATIS NEARS NEATS NECKS NEIST NERKA NERKS NERTS NICER NICKS NITER NITES NITRE RACES RACKS RAIKS RAINE RAINS RAISE RAITS RAKES RAKIS RANCE RANIS RANKE RANKS RANTS RATES REACT REAKS REANS REAST RECIT RECKS RECTA RECTI REIKS REINK REINS REIST RENTS RESAT RESIN RESIT RETIA RIANT RICES RICKS RINES RINKS RINSE RISEN RITES SAICE SAICK SAINE SAINT SAKER SANER SARIN SATIN SCANT SCARE SCART SCEAT SCENA SCENT SCRAE SCRAN SCRAT SENTI SERAC SERAI SERIC SERIN SIENT SIKER SINCE SIREN SITAR SITKA SKART SKATE SKEAN SKEAR SKEIN SKIER SKINT SKIRT SKITE SKRAN SNACK SNAKE SNARE SNARK SNEAK SNECK SNICK SNIRT STACK STAIN STAIR STAKE STANE STANK STARE STARK STARN STEAK STEAN STEAR STEIN STERN STICK STINK STIRE STIRK STRAE STRAK STRIA TACES TACKS TAINS TAKEN TAKER TAKES TAKIN TAKIS TANKS TARES TARNS TARSI TASER TEAKS TEARS TEINS TENIA TERAI TERAS TERNS TIANS TIARS TICES TICKS TIERS TIKAS TIKES TINAS TINEA TINES TINKS TIRES TRACE TRACK TRAIK TRAIN TRANK TRANS TRECK TREKS TRIAC TRICE TRICK TRIES TRIKE TRINE TRINS

4 letter words (257)

ACER ACES ACNE ACRE ACTS AESC AINE AINS AIRN AIRS AIRT AITS AKES AKIN ANCE ANES ANIS ANTE ANTI ANTS ARCS ARES ARET ARIS ARKS ARTI ARTS ASCI ATES CAIN CAKE CANE CANS CANT CARE CARK CARN CARS CART CASE CASK CAST CATE CATS CEAS CENS CENT CERT CINE CIRE CIST CITE CITS CRAN CRIA CRIS CRIT EANS EARN EARS EAST EATS EIKS EINA ERAS ERIC ERKS ERNS ERST ETAS ETIC ETNA ICER ICES IKAN IKAT INKS IRES IRKS ISNA ITAS KAES KAIE KAIN KAIS KANE KANS KANT KARN KART KATI KATS KEAS KEIR KENS KENT KERN KEST KETA KETS KIER KINA KINE KINS KIRN KIRS KIST KITE KITS KNAR KNIT KRIS KSAR NAIK NARC NARE NARK NATS NEAR NEAT NECK NEKS NERK NEST NETS NICE NICK NIES NITE NITS RACE RACK RAIK RAIN RAIS RAIT RAKE RAKI RANI RANK RANT RASE RAST RATE RATS REAK REAN RECK RECS REIK REIN REIS RENK RENS RENT REST RETS RIAS RICE RICK RINE RINK RINS RISE RISK RITE RITS SACK SAIC SAIN SAIR SAKE SAKI SANE SANK SANT SARI SARK SATE SATI SCAN SCAR SEAN SEAR SEAT SECT SEIK SEIR SEKT SENA SENT SERA SERK SETA SICE SICK SIEN SIKA SIKE SINE SINK SIRE SITE SKAT SKEN SKER SKET SKIN SKIT SNAR SNIT STAR STEN STIE STIR TACE TACK TAES TAIN TAIS TAKE TAKI TAKS TANE TANK TANS TARE TARN TARS TASK TEAK TEAR TEAS TECS TEIN TENS TERN TIAN TIAR TICE TICK TICS TIER TIES TIKA TIKE TIKS TINA TINE TINK TINS TIRE TREK TRES TRIE TRIN TSAR

3 letter words (111)

ACE ACT AIN AIR AIS AIT AKE ANE ANI ANS ANT ARC ARE ARK ARS ART ASK ATE ATS CAN CAR CAT CIS CIT EAN EAR EAS EAT EIK ENS ERA ERK ERN ERS EST ETA ICE ICK INK INS IRE IRK ITA ITS KAE KAI KAS KAT KEA KEN KET KIN KIR KIS KIT NAE NAS NAT NEK NET NIE NIS NIT RAI RAN RAS RAT REC REI REN RES RET RIA RIN RIT SAC SAE SAI SAN SAR SAT SEA SEC SEI SEN SER SET SIC SIK SIN SIR SIT SKA SKI SRI TAE TAI TAK TAN TAR TAS TEA TEC TEN TES TIC TIE TIK TIN TIS TSK

2 letter words (24)

AE AI AN AR AS AT EA EN ER ES ET IN IS IT KA KI NA NE RE SI ST TA TE TI

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