Is “Crank” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
CRANK
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
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Meaning of Crank

/kɹæŋk/

noun
  1. 1.A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.

    I grind my coffee by hand with a coffee grinder with a crank handle.

  2. 2.The act of converting power into motion, by turning a crankshaft.

    Yes, a crank was all it needed to start.

  3. 3.Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage.

Synonyms: cock, dick, crackpot, kook, odd duck, weirdo

verb
  1. 1.To turn by means of a crank.

    Motorists had to crank their engine by hand.

  2. 2.To turn a crank.

    He's been cranking all day and yet it refuses to crank.

  3. 3.(of a crank or similar) To turn.

    He's been cranking all day and yet it refuses to crank.

adjective
  1. 1.Strange, weird, odd.

  2. 2.Sick; unwell

  3. 3.(of a ship) Liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast.

Synonyms: infirm

noun
  1. 1.A highly addictive phenethylamine stimulant drug, similar to cocaine. Its systematic (IUPAC) name is (S)-N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine.

Synonyms: crystal, crystal meth, glass, ice, meth, methamphetamines