KNEW is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. KNEW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KNEW?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KNEW is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KNEW
No single letter turns KNEW into another word.
How KNEW scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KNEW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does KNEW mean in Scrabble?
verb
To know — the past form.
Knew keeps a letter that stopped being pronounced around 1600, along with knee, knife and knot. The spelling was fixed by printers just before the sound disappeared, which is why English is full of silent letters.
How KNEW is used
Past tense of know. The participle is known.
- She knew before anybody told her.
- The word knew keeps a letter nobody pronounces.
- They knew the risk and took it anyway.
- Printers fixed the spelling of knew before the sound went.
- He knew and said nothing for a year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KNEW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in KNEW
3 words end in KNEW. Useful as a back hook: play KNEW onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in KNEW
Common questions about KNEW
- Is KNEW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KNEW, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KNEW worth?
- KNEW is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KNEW mean?
- To know — the past form.
- What letters can be added to KNEW?
- No single letter can be added to KNEW to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KNEW:
Open KNEW in the Word Finder