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FRANK

5 letters, 12 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What FRANK Means

  1. noun: a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
  2. noun: device or marking such as postage stamp, printed or stamped impressions, codings, labels, manuscript writings, or any other authorized form of markings affixed or applied to mails to qualify them to be postally serviced.“Prior to the establishment of the UPU in 1874, international mails sometimes bore mixed franking before the world's postal services universally agreed to deliver international mails bearing only the franking of the country of origin.”
  3. verb: stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing
  4. verb: exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

FRANK is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as F4 R1 A1 N1 K5.

Words Made From The Letters In FRANK

17 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

4 letter words (5)

3 letter words (7)

2 letter words (5)

Longer Words Containing FRANK

FRANK appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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