KNISH is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. KNISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KNISH?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KNISH is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KNISH
No single letter turns KNISH into another word.
How KNISH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KNISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does KNISH mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A baked or fried dumpling of dough filled with mashed potato, meat, cheese or another savoury filling.
The knish came to English through Yiddish, brought by Ashkenazi Jewish immigrants who sold a hot knish from carts and small bakeries in cities such as New York. A traditional knish encases a soft, well-seasoned filling, most often potato, inside a thin pastry that is then baked or fried until golden. Street vendors and delicatessens still serve knish as a quick, filling snack, and the word has stayed close to its original pronunciation and spelling. Regional versions of the knish vary in size and filling, but the basic idea of a stuffed dough parcel remains constant.
How KNISH is used
Common in American English, especially in and around New York, where delicatessens and street vendors sell the snack.
- The vendor sold a hot knish wrapped in a paper napkin.
- She ordered a potato knish from the deli counter.
- Each knish was fried until the outside turned golden brown.
- He remembered his grandmother baking a knish every Sunday.
- The market stall offered spinach and potato versions of the knish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KNISH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KNISH
1 longer words begin with KNISH.
Shorter words from the letters in KNISH
Common questions about KNISH
- Is KNISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KNISH, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KNISH worth?
- KNISH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KNISH mean?
- A baked or fried dumpling of dough filled with mashed potato, meat, cheese or another savoury filling.
- What letters can be added to KNISH?
- No single letter can be added to KNISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KNISH:
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