Is KNIFING valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts KNIFING, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is KNIFING worth?

KNIFING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to KNIFING?

KNIFING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

KNIFING is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points

Yes. KNIFING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.

k5n1i1f4i1n1g2

PlayableKNIFING · 7 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF

15points in Scrabble

18points in Words with Friends

7letters

1hook available

1 in 4,941 thousandodds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept KNIFING?

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: 55 / 100

55WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.14

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

full rack

Tile availability 20%

5.14%

Our own measure of how useful KNIFING is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for KNIFING

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

knifings16

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How KNIFING scores

Scrabble k5n1i1f4i1n1g2 15

Words with Friends k5n2i1f4i1n2g3 18

Face value of the 7 tiles in KNIFING, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
k	1	1
n	2	6
i	2	9
f	1	2
g	1	3

Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,941 thousand.

Anagrams of KNIFING

finking15

The 7 tiles of KNIFING in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with KNIFING

knifings16

1 longer words begin with KNIFING.

Shorter words from the letters in KNIFING

fiking14 inking11 fining10 kinin9 fink11 gink9 king9 fini7 ginn5 kif10 fig7 gif7 ink7 kin7 fin6 gin4 ing4 inn3 ki6 fi5 if5 gi3 in2

Common questions about KNIFING

Is KNIFING valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts KNIFING, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is KNIFING worth?: KNIFING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to KNIFING?: KNIFING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 7 letters of KNIFING:

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