KNEE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. KNEE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KNEE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KNEE is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KNEE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KNEE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KNEE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,902.
What does KNEE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The joint between the thigh and the lower leg.
Knee keeps a silent first letter that Old English pronounced, along with a group of other words spelled the same way. Shipbuilding uses the word for a right-angled bracing timber.
How KNEE is used
Countable. Also a verb: kneed, knees.
- A knee takes more load than any other joint.
- The word knee has a silent letter that was once sounded.
- Two knees of unequal strength after the injury.
- Shipbuilding calls a bracing timber a knee.
- Several English words begin as knee does.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KNEE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KNEE
The 4 tiles of KNEE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KNEE
Showing 24 of 35 words that begin with KNEE.
Words ending in KNEE
1 words end in KNEE. Useful as a back hook: play KNEE onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in KNEE
Common questions about KNEE
- Is KNEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KNEE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KNEE worth?
- KNEE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KNEE mean?
- The joint between the thigh and the lower leg.
- What letters can be added to KNEE?
- KNEE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KNEE:
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