Possible Words From tanka
By length, the words from TANKA split into 2 with 5 letters, 7 with 4, 7 with 3 and 6 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with tanka
2 words · top score 9
2 5-letter words in TANKA use every letter: TANKA and its 1 anagram NATAK, all with 9 points.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with tanka
7 words · top score 8 · everyday: TANK, TAKA
5 of 7 4-letter words made with TANKA letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. TANK and TAKA will look familiar.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with tanka
7 words · top score 7 · everyday: TAN
Among the 3-letter words from TANKA, AKA, KAT and TAK tie for first at 7 points. TAN is an everyday pick.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with tanka
6 words · top score 6 · everyday: AT, AN
Among the 2-letter words you get when you unscramble TANKA, KA leads with 6 points, then AA and AN on 2. AT is the familiar one.
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Looking for atkan, katan or kanta? They use the same letters as TANKA, so the words on this page are their answers too.
Change One Tile in TANKA
Trade one tile of TANKA for another and you can spell these 6 words:
- A H gives THANK · unscramble thank
- A E gives TAKEN · words from taken
- K L gives NATAL · words from natal
- N I gives AKITA · unscramble akita
- N P gives PATKA · unscramble patka
- T F gives NAKFA · unscramble nakfa
More 5-letter words: starting with TA · ending in KA · all 5-letter words
What the Best TANKA Words Mean
What TANKA means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
- TANKA 9 · 10
- a form of Japanese poetry
- KANA 8 · 9
- the Japanese syllabic script
- KATA 8 · 8
- an exercise of set movements
- TAKA 8 · 8
- the basic unit of money in Bangladesh
- TANK 8 · 9
- an enclosed armored military vehicle
- KAT 7 · 7
- the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea
- KA 6 · 6
- the spiritual self of a human being in Egyptian religion
- ANTA 4 · 5
- a pilaster formed at the termination of a wall
Can You Play TANKA in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept TANKA, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| TANKA itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 22) | 16 | 22 | 16 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); the Words With Friends list changes.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NATAK, KANT, AKA, TAK, TANA and NAT, 6 in all.
Unscramble TANKA and you have 22 words, TANKA itself among them: it scores 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of TANKA is on the page: NATAK, each 9 points. Among the shorter answers, 5 reach 8 points, TANK, TAKA and KANA among them. 5 letters: 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
Longer Words Built on TANKA
Each word below uses all the letters of TANKA and one more.