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KNOCK

5 letters, 15 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What KNOCK Means

  1. verb: deliver a sharp blow or push“He knocked the glass clear across the room”
  2. verb: rap with the knuckles“knock on the door”
  3. noun: the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)“the knocking grew louder”
  4. noun: negative criticism

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

KNOCK is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as K5 N1 O1 C3 K5.

Words Made From The Letters In KNOCK

8 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

4 letter words (3)

3 letter words (2)

2 letter words (3)

Longer Words Containing KNOCK

KNOCK appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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