ACKNOW is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. ACKNOW is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ACKNOW?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACKNOW is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACKNOW
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACKNOW scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ACKNOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
What stands out about ACKNOW
- The letters of ACKNOW run in alphabetical order from first to last.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with ACKNOW
16 longer words begin with ACKNOW.
Shorter words from the letters in ACKNOW
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Common questions about ACKNOW
- Is ACKNOW valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ACKNOW is not in it.
- How many points is ACKNOW worth?
- ACKNOW is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ACKNOW?
- ACKNOW takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ACKNOW:
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