KNOSP is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. KNOSP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KNOSP?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KNOSP is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KNOSP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
knospsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KNOSP scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KNOSP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
What stands out about KNOSP
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does KNOSP mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An architectural ornament shaped like a closed flower bud, especially found on Gothic pinnacles and finials.
A knosp sits at the tip of a pinnacle or spire, giving the stonework a rounded, plant-like finish before the eye moves on to the sky. Gothic masons carved a knosp to echo the leafy crockets running down the sides of the same spire, tying the whole ornament together as if it were budding stone. The term comes from German and turns up mostly in books about medieval architecture rather than in everyday speech.
How KNOSP is used
Technical term used in architectural history and descriptions of Gothic stonework.
- The spire ended in a carved knosp of curling stone leaves.
- Restorers replaced a broken knosp on the cathedral roofline.
- Each pinnacle on the facade carries its own small knosp.
- The guidebook pointed out a knosp above the west door.
- A row of finials, each topped with a knosp, lined the balustrade.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KNOSP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KNOSP
The 5 tiles of KNOSP in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with KNOSP
1 longer words begin with KNOSP.
Shorter words from the letters in KNOSP
Common questions about KNOSP
- Is KNOSP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KNOSP, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KNOSP worth?
- KNOSP is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KNOSP mean?
- An architectural ornament shaped like a closed flower bud, especially found on Gothic pinnacles and finials.
- What letters can be added to KNOSP?
- KNOSP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KNOSP:
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