sheepshank
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- 22
- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 10
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Definition of sheepshank
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- A type of knot which is useful for shortening a rope or taking up slack without cutting it.
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noun
- A type of knot which is useful for shortening a rope or taking up slack without cutting it.
verb
- (transitive)To shorten (a rope) using a sheepshank knot.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Originally sheepshank knot or sheepshanks knot, from sheep + shank (“part of the leg between the knee and ankle”); the connection between the knot and a sheep’s leg is unclear.
Words you can make from sheepshank
200+ playable · top: KHAPHS (18 pts)
Best play khaphs 18 points7-letter words
5 words6-letter words
34 words- EPHAHS 14 pts
- SHAKEN 13 pts
- SHAKES 13 pts
- SHANKS 13 pts
- HASHES 12 pts
- PEKANS 12 pts
- SHEESH 12 pts
- SPANKS 12 pts
- SPEAKS 12 pts
- PASHES 11 pts
- PEAHEN 11 pts
- PHASES 11 pts
- SHAPEN 11 pts
- SHAPES 11 pts
- SHNAPS 11 pts
- SPAHEE 11 pts
- SPHENE 11 pts
- AKENES 10 pts
- SKEANE 10 pts
- SKEANS 10 pts
- SKEENS 10 pts
- SKENES 10 pts
- SNAKES 10 pts
- SNEAKS 10 pts
- HANSES 9 pts
- SHEENS 9 pts
- SNEESH 9 pts
- ASPENS 8 pts
- PASSEE 8 pts
- PEASEN 8 pts
- PEASES 8 pts
- SNEAPS 8 pts
- SPEANS 8 pts
- SPENSE 8 pts
5-letter words
70 words- KHAPH 17 pts
- KAPHS 14 pts
- EPHAH 13 pts
- ANKHS 12 pts
- HAKES 12 pts
- HANKS 12 pts
- KHANS 12 pts
- SHAKE 12 pts
- SHANK 12 pts
- APEEK 11 pts
- KEEPS 11 pts
- KNAPS 11 pts
- PEAKS 11 pts
- PEEKS 11 pts
- PEKAN 11 pts
- PEKES 11 pts
- SHAHS 11 pts
- SKEPS 11 pts
- SPAKE 11 pts
- SPANK 11 pts
- SPEAK 11 pts
- EPHAS 10 pts
- HASPS 10 pts
- HEAPS 10 pts
- PHASE 10 pts
- SHAPE 10 pts
- SHEEP 10 pts
- AKEES 9 pts
- AKENE 9 pts
- KANES 9 pts
- KEENS 9 pts
- KNEES 9 pts
- SAKES 9 pts
- SEEKS 9 pts
- SKEAN 9 pts
- SKEEN 9 pts
- SKEES 9 pts
- SKENE 9 pts
- SNAKE 9 pts
- SNEAK 9 pts
- ASHEN 8 pts
- ASHES 8 pts
- HANSE 8 pts
- SHEAS 8 pts
- SHEEN 8 pts
- SNASH 8 pts
- APSES 7 pts
- ASPEN 7 pts
- NAPES 7 pts
- NEAPS 7 pts
- NEEPS 7 pts
- PANES 7 pts
- PASES 7 pts
- PASSE 7 pts
- PEANS 7 pts
- PEASE 7 pts
- PEENS 7 pts
- PENES 7 pts
- SEEPS 7 pts
- SNAPS 7 pts
- SNEAP 7 pts
- SPAES 7 pts
- SPANS 7 pts
- SPEAN 7 pts
- EASES 5 pts
- ESNES 5 pts
- SANES 5 pts
- SENES 5 pts
- SENSA 5 pts
- SENSE 5 pts
4-letter words
82 words- KAPH 13 pts
- ANKH 11 pts
- HAKE 11 pts
- HANK 11 pts
- KHAN 11 pts
- HAHS 10 pts
- HASH 10 pts
- HEHS 10 pts
- KEEP 10 pts
- KEPS 10 pts
- KNAP 10 pts
- PAKS 10 pts
- PEAK 10 pts
- PEEK 10 pts
- PEKE 10 pts
- SHAH 10 pts
- SKEP 10 pts
- EPHA 9 pts
- HAPS 9 pts
- HASP 9 pts
- HEAP 9 pts
- HEPS 9 pts
- PASH 9 pts
- PEHS 9 pts
- AKEE 8 pts
- ASKS 8 pts
- EKES 8 pts
- KAES 8 pts
- KANE 8 pts
- KEAS 8 pts
- KEEN 8 pts
- KENS 8 pts
- KNEE 8 pts
- SAKE 8 pts
- SANK 8 pts
- SEEK 8 pts
- SKAS 8 pts
- SKEE 8 pts
- HAEN 7 pts
- HAES 7 pts
- HENS 7 pts
- SASH 7 pts
- SESH 7 pts
- SHEA 7 pts
- SHEN 7 pts
- SHES 7 pts
- APES 6 pts
- APSE 6 pts
- ASPS 6 pts
- NAPE 6 pts
- NAPS 6 pts
- NEAP 6 pts
- NEEP 6 pts
- PANE 6 pts
- PANS 6 pts
- PASE 6 pts
- PASS 6 pts
- PEAN 6 pts
- PEAS 6 pts
- PEEN 6 pts
- PEES 6 pts
- PENS 6 pts
- SAPS 6 pts
- SEEP 6 pts
- SEPS 6 pts
- SNAP 6 pts
- SPAE 6 pts
- SPAN 6 pts
- SPAS 6 pts
- ANES 4 pts
- EASE 4 pts
- ESES 4 pts
- ESNE 4 pts
- ESSE 4 pts
- NAES 4 pts
- NESS 4 pts
- SANE 4 pts
- SANS 4 pts
- SEAS 4 pts
- SEEN 4 pts
- SEES 4 pts
- SENE 4 pts
3-letter words
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