Hankies

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of hanky, referring to small squares of cloth used for wiping the nose or face.

“She always carried a couple of cotton hankies in her coat pocket.”

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Synonyms

handkerchiefskerchiefs

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Wordle

Ends in IES, a common plural pattern, K is the key distinguishing letter to confirm

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Scrabble

K scores five points, placing HANKIES uses all common letters and provides above-average Scrabble points

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “hankies”.

hankie kinase shaken anise ankhs ashen eshin haiks haine hakes hanks hanse hikes hsien insea kains kaneh kanes kashi kenai khans khasi kinah kines

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