KNOB is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. KNOB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KNOB?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KNOB is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KNOB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
knobsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KNOB scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KNOB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does KNOB mean in Scrabble?
noun
A rounded lump or a door handle.
Knob came into English from Low German and belongs to a large family of words for lumps that begin the same way. The rude British sense is twentieth-century and quite separate.
How KNOB is used
Countable: a knob, two knobs.
- The knob came off in his hand and the door stayed shut.
- The word knob came into English from Low German.
- A knob of butter is a measurement in no recipe book.
- Two knobs on the same drawer and neither matching.
- The rude sense of knob is twentieth-century.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KNOB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KNOB
The 4 tiles of KNOB in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KNOB
24 longer words begin with KNOB.
Words ending in KNOB
1 words end in KNOB. Useful as a back hook: play KNOB onto a word already on the board.
Words with KNOB inside
1 words contain KNOB in the middle. Words that start with KNOB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KNOB
Common questions about KNOB
- Is KNOB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KNOB, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KNOB worth?
- KNOB is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KNOB mean?
- A rounded lump or a door handle.
- What letters can be added to KNOB?
- KNOB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KNOB:
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