KNAG is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. KNAG 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 9 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept KNAG?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KNAG is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KNAG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
knagsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KNAG scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KNAG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 24,205.
What does KNAG mean in Scrabble?
noun
dialect
A knot or short branch stub in timber.
A knag is what a carpenter meets when a plane suddenly catches, and the word is northern English. It is related to the word for a wooden peg, which is what a knag once served as.
How KNAG is used
Countable: a knag, two knags. Dialect.
- A knag in the plank turned the plane aside.
- The word knag is northern English.
- Two knags in one board and it was set aside.
- A knag served as a peg before nails were cheap.
- Carpenters meet a knag more often than they would like.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KNAG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KNAG
The 4 tiles of KNAG in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KNAG
6 longer words begin with KNAG.
Shorter words from the letters in KNAG
Common questions about KNAG
- Is KNAG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KNAG, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KNAG worth?
- KNAG is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KNAG mean?
- A knot or short branch stub in timber.
- What letters can be added to KNAG?
- KNAG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KNAG:
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