5 Letters
4 Consonants
1 Vowels
1 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use crank as a noun, adjective satellite or as a verb in a sentence.
About Crank
A 1 syllables noun and 5 letters with the letters a, c, k, n, and r, 4 consonants, 1 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letter a. Crank starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters c, cr, cra, cran, and the ending characters are k, nk, ank, rank, ..
Definition
A hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
Origin/Roots
Old English
School Grade
Crank is set as a grade one word that starts with c, ends with k, 1 syllables, 1 vowels and 5 letters.
Scrabble
Is crank a scrabble word? A 11 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Crank in Pig Latin is said as "ankcray or ankcrway".
Unigram
c | r | a | n | k
Bigram
cr | ra | an | nk
Trigram
cra | ran | ank
Quadrigram
cran | rank
Word Gram
Noun Examples
a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride;
used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
a whimsically eccentric person
a bad-tempered person
Verb Examples
bend into the shape of a crank
fasten with a crank
rotate with a crank
start by cranking;
"crank up the engine"
travel along a zigzag path;
"The river zigzags through the countryside"
Adjective Satellite Examples
(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Crank"

There are 529 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to crank.

SynonymDefinition
Abnormalmuch greater than the normal
"abnormal profits"
"abnormal ambition"
Addictsomeone who is physiologically dependent on a substance
abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms
Affectedacted upon
influenced
Aficionadoa serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer
Aliena form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
Anglea biased way of looking at or presenting something
Angle Off
Anomalousdeviating from the general or common order or type
"advanced forms of life may be anomalous in the universe"
Apexthe point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars
Apex Of The Suns Way

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Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from crank.

Anagram Definition
Cranka hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle

View English words with the unique letters used in crank. Words With The Letters Acknr

Derives

Crank derives from 2 words.

Word Definition
Cranka hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
Crank Up

Hypernyms

Crank has 1 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Hand Tool

Hyponyms

There are 2 hyponyms for crank

Word Definition
Crank Handle
Starting Handle

The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word crank.

Is crank a scrabble word or can you use crank in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 116185 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 170301 games. This 5 letter 11 point scrabble word can be rearranged 120 ways. What other words can be made with the letters a, c, k, n, and r? There's 3 with 7 letters or less with the letters a, c, k, n, and r. Here is a list of 3 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Crank (5 letters) 11 13 carnk
Ransack (7 letters) 13 +2 15 +2 ransack
Cranky (6 letters) 15 +4 16 +3 cranky





     

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