CRANKS — Scrabble Check: CRANKS
✓ Valid Scrabble Word
C3
R1
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K5
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CRANKS scores 12 points (base, without multipliers).
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noun
1
A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.
I grind my coffee by hand with a coffee grinder with a crank handle.
2
The act of converting power into motion, by turning a crankshaft.
Yes, a crank was all it needed to start.
3
Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage.
4
An ill-tempered or nasty person.
Billy-Bob is a nasty old crank! He chased my cat away.
verb
1
To turn by means of a crank.
Motorists had to crank their engine by hand.
2
To turn a crank.
He's been cranking all day and yet it refuses to crank.
3
(of a crank or similar) To turn.
He's been cranking all day and yet it refuses to crank.
4
To cause to spin via other means, as though turned by a crank.
Crank it up!
noun
1
A highly addictive phenethylamine stimulant drug, similar to cocaine. Its systematic (IUPAC) name is (S)-N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine.
📚 Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/crank
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is CRANKS allowed in Scrabble?
Yes, CRANKS is a legal Scrabble word.
How many points is CRANKS worth in Scrabble?
CRANKS is worth 12 base points in Scrabble before any board multipliers are applied.