Unscramble KNACKIEST and you have 257 words, KNACKIEST itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from KNACKIEST by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 16 with 7, 38 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words in KNACKIEST: ANTICKES, 14 points.
KIACKS, KNACKS and KNICKS are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble KNACKIEST, 16 points each. INTAKE, KINASE and INSECT will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from KNACKIEST, 5 score 15 points, the group's best. TAKEN, TAKES and STICK are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble KNACKIEST, KACK, KECK and KICK tie for first at 14 points. TAKE, SKIN and TASK are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words from KNACKIEST, KAK leads with 11 points, then ACK and ICK on 9. CAN, ITS and ACT are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of KNACKIEST for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with KN · ending in ST · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by KIACKS and KNACKS (16 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts KNACKIEST, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| KNACKIEST itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 257) | 183 | 256 | 164 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 73 of them: KNACKIEST, KNICKS, KACKS, TAKKIES, ANTICKES, KACK, ANTICKE, CATSKIN, KAIKS, NACKETS, SNICKET, TACKIES and 61 more. Words With Friends* skips 20 of them: KIACKS, KIACK, TIKKAS, EKKAS, SKANK, ICKS, ACK, KETAS, SAKTI, CENTAI, CENTAS, KETA and 8 more. Scrabble US and Scrabble UK skip 1 of them: KIKES.