Definition of cranking

"cranking" in the verb sense

1. zigzag, crank

travel along a zigzag path

"The river zigzags through the countryside"

2. crank, crank up

start by cranking

"crank up the engine"

3. crank, crank up

rotate with a crank

4. crank

fasten with a crank

5. crank

bend into the shape of a crank

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cranking in Scrabble®

The word cranking is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters cranking:

CRANKING
(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (3 words)

craning, racking, ranking

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word cranking

CRANKING
(180)
CRANKING
(144)
CRANKING
(120)
CRANKING
(96)
CRANKING
(60)
CRANKING
(60)
CRANKING
(54)
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(51)
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(42)
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(19)
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(19)
CRANKING
(19)
CRANKING
(17)
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(17)
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(17)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In cranking

CRANKING
(180)
CRANKING
(144)
CRANKING
(120)
RACKING
(107 = 57 + 50)
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(98 = 48 + 50)
RANKING
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CRANKING
(96)
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(95 = 45 + 50)
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(95 = 45 + 50)
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CRANING
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RANKING
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CRANING
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RACKING
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RACKING
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CRANING
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CRANING
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(48)
RICK
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CAKING
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NICK
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RACK
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KING
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(42)
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(42)
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(42)
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(42)
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(40)
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(40)
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(40)
RINK
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KINA
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KNAR
(39)
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(39)
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(36)
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(36)
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(34)
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(34)
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(34)
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(34)
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(34)
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(34)
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(34)
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(33)
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(33)
RICK
(33)
RACK
(33)
RAKING
(33)
RAKING
(33)
ARCING
(33)
ACING
(33)
CIGAR
(33)
CRANK
(33)
NICK
(33)
KING
(33)
CANING
(33)
CARING
(33)
RACING
(33)

cranking in Words With Friends™

The word cranking is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 19

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters cranking:

CRANKING
(174)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (3 words)

craning, racking, ranking

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word cranking

CRANKING
(174)
CRANKING
(138)
CRANKING
(99)
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(93)
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(92)
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(88)
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(81)
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(76)
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(75)
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(54)
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(42)
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(42)
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(42)
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(42)
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(32)
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(26)
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(25)
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(24)
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(23)
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(22)
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(22)
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(21)
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(21)
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(20)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In cranking

CRANKING
(174)
CRANKING
(138)
RACKING
(128 = 93 + 35)
RACKING
(122 = 87 + 35)
RANKING
(122 = 87 + 35)
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CAKING
(102)
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(101 = 66 + 35)
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CRANKING
(99)
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CRANKING
(93)
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(92)
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CRANKING
(88)
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(87)
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(83 = 48 + 35)
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(81)
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CAKING
(78)
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(77 = 42 + 35)
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CRANKING
(76)
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(76)
RAKING
(75)
CRANKING
(75)
RACKING
(75 = 40 + 35)
CANING
(75)
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(75)
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CAKING
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CRANK
(69)
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NICK
(66)
RACING
(66)
ARCING
(66)
CARING
(66)
CAKING
(66)
CRANING
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CAKING
(64)
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(64)
RICK
(63)
CANING
(63)
CRANING
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RACK
(63)
KING
(63)
RAKING
(63)
CANING
(63)
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(63)
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RACING
(60)
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(60)
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CANING
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CRANING
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CRANING
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RINK
(57)
KNAR
(57)
ACING
(57)
KINA
(57)
RAKING
(57)
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RACING
(54)
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CARING
(54)
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(54)
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(54 = 19 + 35)
CAKING
(54)
CRANING
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RACKING
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RACKING
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CIGAR
(54)
RACKING
(54 = 19 + 35)

Words within the letters of cranking

2 letter words in cranking (5 words)

3 letter words in cranking (15 words)

5 letter words in cranking (7 words)

6 letter words in cranking (6 words)

7 letter words in cranking (3 words)

8 letter words in cranking (1 word)

cranking + 1 blank (1 word)

cranking + 2 blanks (2 words)

Words containing the sequence cranking

Words that start with cranking (1 word)

Words with cranking in them (1 word)

Words that end with cranking (1 word)

Word Growth involving cranking

Shorter words in cranking

an ran rank crank

in kin king ranking

an ran rank ranking

Longer words containing cranking

(No longer words found)