Unscramble KNIGHTHEAD and you have 268 words, KNIGHTHEAD itself among them: it scores 22 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, KNIGHTED and KHEDAH lead with 17 points. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from KNIGHTHEAD split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 8, 8 with 7, 49 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words made with KNIGHTHEAD letters: KNIGHTED, for 17 points.
KHEDAH tops the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble KNIGHTHEAD at 17 points; next come HANKED and HIGHED on 14. TAKING, DATING and HEIGHT will look familiar.
KHETH scores highest among the 5-letter words from KNIGHTHEAD at 15 points, ahead of HIKED and KHADI on 13. THINK, NIGHT and THING are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words in KNIGHTHEAD is DHAK, 12 points; ANKH and HAIK on 11 follow. HIGH, TAKE and HAND are everyday picks.
KHI scores highest among the 3-letter words made with KNIGHTHEAD letters at 10 points, ahead of HAH and HEH on 9. HAD, END and AGE are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of KNIGHTHEAD but one, change that one, and you get:
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Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with KHEDAH and KNIGHTED (17 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
KNIGHTHEAD is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| KNIGHTHEAD itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 268) | 199 | 268 | 182 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 69 of them: KNIGHTHEAD, AHEIGHT, HIGHED, KEIGHT, KIGHT, AHIGH, KANEH, NIGHTED, TAKHI, HAGDEN, HAITH, HIDAGE and 57 more. Words With Friends* skips 17 of them: GANKED, NIKAH, KINDA, AHING, GANK, THANG, AHED, HAINT, KETA, NIDATE, TAGINE, AHI and 5 more.
This word takes every letter of KNIGHTHEAD plus a single extra one.