hanker

Verb

Verb Forms: hankered, hankering, hankers

To have a strong desire or craving for something.
desire strongly or persistently
To crave, want or desire.

Examples

I HANKER for a triple word score when I have a Z on my rack.
If you hanker for chocolate, you'll like this fudge recipe.

Origin / Etymology

With a secondary frequentative suffix -er, ultimately pointing to Proto-Germanic *hankōną, an iterative to *hanhaną (“to hang”). Related to Dutch hunkeren (“to crave”), which continues the zero-grade iterative.

Synonyms

long, yearn, covet

Scrabble Score: 13

hanker: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
hanker: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hanker: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

hanker: valid Words With Friends Word