ACKNOWS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. ACKNOWS 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ACKNOWS?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACKNOWS is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACKNOWS
No single letter turns ACKNOWS into another word.
How ACKNOWS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ACKNOWS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does ACKNOWS mean in Scrabble?
ACKNOWS is the present-tense form of ACKNOW used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in ACKNOWS
Showing 40 of 121. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about ACKNOWS
- Is ACKNOWS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ACKNOWS is not in it.
- How many points is ACKNOWS worth?
- ACKNOWS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ACKNOWS?
- No single letter can be added to ACKNOWS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ACKNOWS:
Open ACKNOWS in the Word Finder