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Yes, shank is playable

...and is worth 12 points.

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"Shank" Definition

noun

A corresponding part in other vertebrates.
A cut of meat from the leg of a steer, calf, sheep, or lamb.
A leg or leglike part.
A piece of material, such as metal, that is used to reinforce or shape this part of a shoe.
A projection, such as a ring, on the back of a button by which it is sewn to cloth.

verb-transitive

Sports To hit (a golf ball) with the heel of the club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction.

verb

To hit (a golf ball or shot) with the extreme heel of the club so that the ball goes off in an unintended direction.
To kick (a football) in an unintended direction.
Strike (the ball) with the heel of the club:.
Slash or stab (someone), especially with a makeshift knife:.

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