The word tanky is a valid scrabble word, except in North America

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • tanky adj. (Gaming) Able to withstand much damage, having a lot of hit points (that is, like a tank).
  • tanky n. (Nautical, slang) A sailor who assists the navigator of the ship; a sailor in charge of the ship’s hold…
  • tanky n. Alternative form of tankie (“a soldier from a tank regiment; a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain”).

35 valid words from 3 definitions

ABLE ALTERNATIVE ASSISTS CHARGE COMMUNIST DAMAGE FORM FROM GAMING GREAT HAVING HIT HOLD IN IS LIKE LOT MEMBER MUCH NAUTICAL NAVIGATOR OF PARTY POINTS REGIMENT SAILOR SHIP SLANG SOLDIER TANK THAT THE TO WHO WITHSTAND

2 invalid words from 3 definitions

BRITAIN TANKIE

5 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AN KY TA TAN TANK

3 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AT NA NAT

12 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

HANKY LANKY MANKY TACKY TAKKY TALKY TANGY TANKA TANKS TANSY TANTY WANKY

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

TAKY TANK

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

TWANKY

One anagram plus one (New word formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+W TWANKY

5 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-N KYAT TAKY
-T YANK
-Y KANT TANK

Scrabble scoring

  • 12 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 904 chance (0.11%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 5533 chance (0.02%).

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Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No suffixes (Word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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