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Cranking

Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:19 pts8 letters
Definition of Cranking

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!"

  5. To act in a cranky manner; to behave unreasonably and irritably, especially through complaining.

    "Quit cranking about your spilt milk!"

noun

  1. The act by which something is cranked.
Anagrams of Cranking

No exact anagrams found for "cranking". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "cranking" and rearranging:

+ecankering
+lcrankling
Related Word Patterns
CR...Words starting with "cr"...NGWords ending with "ng"All 8-letter wordsUnscramble "cranking"
Letter Values
c3
r1
a1
n1
k5
i1
n1
g2

Total: 15 Scrabble points

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Find Anagrams of "cranking"All 8-Letter WordsWords Starting With "C"
Rhymes With Cranking
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Related 8-Letter Words
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Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Cranking"

Cranking is a 8-letter word that scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Cranking" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "cranking" is a high-scoring word.