What it means
- (verb) To cause irritation or deep bitterness.
- (verb) To fester. “a splinter rankles in the flesh”
Letter analysis
- Rankles contains 7 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 11.
Related words
Other 7-letter words
- abalone
- abandon
- abashed
- abashes
- abasing
- abating
- abbrevs
- abdomen
- abducts
- abetted
- abetter
- abettor
- abiding
- ability
- abjured
- abjures
- abolish
- aborted
Words starting with RAN
- ran
- ranch
- ranched
- rancher
- ranchers
- ranches
- ranching
- rancid
- rancidity
- rancor
- rancorous
- rancorously
- randier
- randiest
- random
- randomize
- randomized
- randomizes
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Words ending with LES
Sub-words
- ankles
- lanker
- learns
- rankle
- ankle
- earls
- earns
- lakes
- lanes
- larks
- laser
- leaks
- leans
- learn
- narks
- nears
- rakes
- ranks
- reals
- renal
- saner
- slake
- snake
- snare
- snark
- snarl
- sneak
- ales
- ares
- arks
- earl
- earn
- ears
- elks
- eras
- kale
- kens
- lake
- lane
- lank
- lark
- lase
- leak
- lean
- leas
- lens
- nark
- near
- rake
- rank
- real
- sake
- sale
- sane
- sank
- seal
- sear
- sera
- ale
Common questions
What does Rankles mean?
To cause irritation or deep bitterness.
How many letters are in Rankles?
Rankles has 7 letters.
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