BEKNOT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BEKNOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEKNOT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEKNOT is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEKNOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
beknotsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEKNOT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BEKNOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What stands out about BEKNOT
- The letters of BEKNOT 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
What does BEKNOT mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaicliterary
To tie in knots, or to fasten something with a knot or several knots.
Beknot combines the prefix be- with the noun knot, turned into a verb. Beknot appears mostly in older or poetic prose, where a writer wants to say that cord, ribbon or hair was knotted thoroughly. Modern speakers would use tie in knots instead.
How BEKNOT is used
Rare and literary; seen in old texts and in deliberately ornate writing.
- The sailor would beknot the rope before the storm came.
- She chose to beknot her ribbons rather than tie a bow.
- In the story the witch will beknot the wind into a cord.
- He began to beknot the loose ends of the net.
- You could beknot the sack with a bit of twine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEKNOT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEKNOT
3 longer words begin with BEKNOT.
Shorter words from the letters in BEKNOT
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Common questions about BEKNOT
- Is BEKNOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEKNOT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEKNOT worth?
- BEKNOT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEKNOT mean?
- To tie in knots, or to fasten something with a knot or several knots.
- What letters can be added to BEKNOT?
- BEKNOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BEKNOT:
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