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Is rankle a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word rankle is a Scrabble US word. The word rankle is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

R1A1N1K5L1E1

Is rankle a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word rankle is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

R1A1N1K5L1E1

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R1A1N2K5L2E1

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6-letter words (2 found)

LANKER,RANKLE,

5-letter words (10 found)

ANKER,ANKLE,KNARL,LAKER,LEARN,NAKER,NERAL,NERKA,RANKE,RENAL,

4-letter words (31 found)

ARLE,EARL,EARN,ELAN,KALE,KANE,KARN,KERN,KNAR,LAER,LAKE,LANE,LANK,LARE,LARK,LARN,LEAK,LEAN,LEAR,NARE,NARK,NEAL,NEAR,NERK,RAKE,RALE,RANK,REAK,REAL,REAN,RENK,

3-letter words (21 found)

AKE,ALE,ANE,ARE,ARK,EAN,EAR,ELK,ERA,ERK,ERN,KAE,KEA,KEN,LAR,LEA,LEK,NAE,NEK,RAN,REN,

2-letter words (13 found)

AE,AL,AN,AR,EA,EL,EN,ER,KA,LA,NA,NE,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 78 words from rankle according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of rankle

rankle

Etymology

From Middle English ranklen, ranclen, from Old French rancler, räoncler, draoncler (“to ulcerate, to form a boil”), from Old French draoncle (“a boil”), from Latin dracunculus (“little serpent”), diminutive of Latin dracō (“serpent, dragon”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹæŋ.kəl/
  • Rhymes: -æŋkəl

Verb

rankle (third-person singular simple present rankles, present participle rankling, simple past and past participle rankled)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) To cause irritation or deep bitterness.
    Synonyms: embitter, irritate
    • 1894, Ivan Dexter, Talmud: A Strange Narrative of Central Australia, published in serial form in Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser (SA), Chapter XX, [1]
      I stood trembling with agony for the spear was rankling in the wound.
  2. (intransitive) To fester.

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Noun

rankle (plural rankles)

  1. (rare) A festering, embittering object or condition, either mental, or a physical sore or ulcer.

References

Anagrams

  • KERNAL, Karlen, lanker

Source: wiktionary.org