Hankers

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular of hanker, meaning to feel a persistent and strong craving or longing for something.

“She still hankers after the seaside town where she spent her childhood summers.”

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Synonyms

yearns craves longs pines desires

Antonyms

spurnsrejects

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

The KER ending is distinctive, K is worth five points and useful for early letter confirmation

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Scrabble

K scores five points and gives this word above-average Scrabble value for a common-letter word

Words Related to Hankers

Anagrams of Hankers

Words that use exactly the same letters as “hankers”.

harkens

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “hankers” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bankers cankers hackers hangers hawkers hunkers

Words you can make from Hankers

Shorter words formed from the letters in “hankers”.

hanker harken shaken shaker shrank anker ankhs anser ashen asher asker earns earsh eskar hakes hanks hanse hares harks harns hears herns kaneh kanes

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