KNACK is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. KNACK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KNACK?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KNACK is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KNACK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KNACK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KNACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 2 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. KNACK needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about KNACK
- KNACK begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does KNACK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A special skill or instinctive ability to do something easily and well.
A knack is not learned through long formal study so much as picked up through practice until it becomes almost automatic. People are often said to have a knack for something when they make a difficult task look effortless, such as fixing machines or calming a crying child. The word suggests a small trick of technique rather than raw talent, and it can apply to something as ordinary as packing a suitcase efficiently.
How KNACK is used
Common in everyday speech; usually followed by for and a gerund or noun, as in a knack for cooking.
- She has a real knack for fixing old engines.
- It takes a certain knack to fold a fitted sheet neatly.
- He never lost the knack for telling a good story.
- Learning the knack of the machine took her a week.
- There is a knack to opening this stubborn door.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KNACK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KNACK
17 longer words begin with KNACK.
Words ending in KNACK
2 words end in KNACK. Useful as a back hook: play KNACK onto a word already on the board.
Words with KNACK inside
2 words contain KNACK in the middle. Words that start with KNACK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KNACK
Common questions about KNACK
- Is KNACK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KNACK, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KNACK worth?
- KNACK is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KNACK mean?
- A special skill or instinctive ability to do something easily and well.
- What letters can be added to KNACK?
- KNACK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KNACK:
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