Unscramble KNIGHTLIEST and you have 367 words, KNIGHTLIEST itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, SKINTIGHT and NIGHTLIKE lead with 17 points. The 11 letters split into 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from KNIGHTLIEST by length: 1 with 11 letters, 12 with 9, 35 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Among the 8-letter words in KNIGHTLIEST, SIGHLIKE leads with 16 points, then HINKIEST on 15 and KETTLING on 13. SETTLING, LETTINGS and LIGHTEST are the familiar ones.
HIKINGS, KITHING and KNIGHTS are the top 7-letter words from KNIGHTLIEST, 15 points each. LISTING, SETTING and INSIGHT will look familiar.
60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble KNIGHTLIEST; 5 of them share the top score of 14. THINGS, LENGTH and LIGHTS are everyday picks.
KIGHT tops the 5-letter words from KNIGHTLIEST at 13 points; next come HIKES and KHETS on 12. LINKS, THINK and NIGHT will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words in KNIGHTLIEST, 6 score 11 points, the group's best. LIKE, LINK and KING are the ones most people know.
The best of the 3-letter words made with KNIGHTLIEST letters is KHI, 10 points; KEG on 8 and EIK on 7 follow. GET, ITS and LET are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of KNIGHTLIEST but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with KN · ending in ST · all 11-letter words
What KNIGHTLIEST means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
KNIGHTLIEST is a Scrabble word (Scrabble US and Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| KNIGHTLIEST itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 367) | 276 | 367 | 253 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NIGHTLIKE, HIKINGS, KEIGHT, KIGHTS, SKITTLING, GENTILISH, KIGHT, SKETTING, THINGIEST, ENLIGHTS, KESTING, KINGLES and 79 more, 91 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: KNIGHTLIEST, HINKIEST, HELISKI, KETTLINGS, KETTLING, SIGHTLINE, KITINGS, THINGIES, KLIEGS, THINGIE, GLINTIEST, KLIEG and 11 more, 23 in all.