KNOWN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. KNOWN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KNOWN?
| 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 KNOWN is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KNOWN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
knownsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KNOWN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KNOWN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 313,698.
What does KNOWN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Recognized, familiar, or established as fact through experience, evidence or general acceptance.
Something known has passed from being uncertain or hidden to being generally accepted or understood, whether that is a scientific fact, a reputation or a familiar place. A known criminal, for instance, is one whose past offences are documented and accepted as fact by police or courts, not merely suspected. Scientists distinguish a known quantity in a calculation from an unknown one still to be worked out, a use that has spread into everyday speech for anything settled and certain. The word known therefore carries a sense of confirmation, constantly contrasted with unknown, uncertain or unproven.
How KNOWN is used
Common in everyday, scientific and legal contexts wherever something is treated as an established fact.
- He was a known figure in the small fishing town.
- The equation has one known value and one still to find.
- She has a known allergy to shellfish, recorded on her file.
- The area is a known habitat for the rare orchid.
- His generosity was known throughout the neighbourhood.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KNOWN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KNOWN
1 longer words begin with KNOWN.
Words ending in KNOWN
7 words end in KNOWN. Useful as a back hook: play KNOWN onto a word already on the board.
Words with KNOWN inside
5 words contain KNOWN in the middle. Words that start with KNOWN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KNOWN
Common questions about KNOWN
- Is KNOWN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KNOWN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KNOWN worth?
- KNOWN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KNOWN mean?
- Recognized, familiar, or established as fact through experience, evidence or general acceptance.
- What letters can be added to KNOWN?
- KNOWN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KNOWN:
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