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Hanker

Hanker is a 6 letter word, used as a verb, and has the letters aehknr (aehknr). Starts with h, ends with r, four consonants, two vowels and two syllables.

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6 Letters
4 Consonants
2 Vowels
2 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use hanker as a verb in a sentence.
About Hanker
A 2 syllables verb and 6 letters with the letters a, e, h, k, n, and r, 4 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters nk. Hanker starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters h, ha, han, hank, hanke, and the ending characters are r, er, ker, nker, anker, ..
Definition
Desire strongly or persistently
Scrabble
Is hanker a scrabble word? A 13 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Hanker in Pig Latin is said as "ankerhay or ankerhway".
Unigram
h | a | n | k | e | r
Bigram
ha | an | nk | ke | er
Trigram
han | ank | nke | ker
Quadrigram
hank | anke | nker
Word Gram

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Hanker"

There are 32 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 hanker.

SynonymDefinition
Achea dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
Achinga dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
Covetwish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)
"She covets her sister''s house"
Craveplead or ask for earnestly
Desirean inclination to want things
"a man of many desires"
Fancyfancy was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than imagination
Hankeringa yearning for something or to do something
Hungerstrong desire for something (not food or drink)
"a thirst for knowledge"
"hunger for affection"
Hunger After
Hunger For

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Anagrams

There are 2 anagrams from hanker.
Anagram Definition
Hankerdesire strongly or persistently
Harkenlisten
used mostly in the imperative

View English words with the unique letters used in hanker. Words With The Letters Aehknr

Derives

Hanker derives from 7 words.
Word Definition
Hankeringa yearning for something or to do something
Longera person with a strong desire for something
"a longer for money"
"a thirster after blood"
"a yearner for knowledge"
Longingprolonged unfulfilled desire or need
Thirstera person with a strong desire for something
"a longer for money"
"a thirster after blood"
"a yearner for knowledge"
Yearnera person with a strong desire for something
"a longer for money"
"a thirster after blood"
"a yearner for knowledge"
Yearningprolonged unfulfilled desire or need
Yena yearning for something or to do something

Hypernyms

Hanker has 2 hypernyms.
Word Definition
Desirean inclination to want things
"a man of many desires"
Wanta specific feeling of desire
"he got his wish"
"he was above all wishing and desire"

Hyponyms

There are 5 hyponyms for hanker
Word Definition
Achea dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
Languishbecome feeble;
"The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"
Pinea coniferous tree
Yearnhave affection for;
feel tenderness for
Yena yearning for something or to do something

Names With The Word "Hanker"

1 names are spelled with hanker.

NameMaleFemale
ShankeriaNoYes

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Is hanker a scrabble word or can you use hanker in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 153299 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 108076 games. This 6 letter 13 point scrabble word can be rearranged 720 ways. What other words can be made with the letters a, e, h, k, n, and r? There's 4 with 8 letters or less with the letters a, e, h, k, n, and r. Here is a list of 4 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Hanker (6 letters) 13 13 hanker
Harken (6 letters) 13 13 hanker
Hearken (7 letters) 14 +1 14 +1 hearken
Hankerer (8 letters) 15 +2 15 +2 aeehknrr

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