Words that start with KN
221 words begin with KN, and KNICKERBOCKERS scores the most at 32 points.
Results
14-letter words count:3
13-letter words count:6
12-letter words count:6
11-letter words count:13
10-letter words count:16
9-letter words count:29
8-letter words count:49
7-letter words count:39
6-letter words count:25
5-letter words count:25
4-letter words count:10
The result set
221 words begin with KN. They are listed below, longest first.
Most of the answers cluster at 8 letters, where there are 49. Only 3 reach the full 14.
Scores and standouts
KNICKERBOCKERS at 32 points is the best Scrabble score available here. It tops both tables: 36 in Words With Friends as well.
KNICKERBOCKERS, KNUCKLEBALLERS and KNIGHTLINESSES reach 14 letters — the ceiling for this query.
Each word links to nothing and copies on click — the list is meant to be scanned, then used.
What some of these mean
- knickerbockers
- (used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee
- knowledgeable
- highly educated
- knucklebones
- a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball
- knightliness
- the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct
- knucklehead
- a stupid person
Common questions
- How many words start with KN?
- 221, ranging from 4 to 14 letters.
- What is the best scoring word that starts with KN?
- KNICKERBOCKERS, worth 32 points in Scrabble.
- What is the longest word that starts with KN?
- KNICKERBOCKERS and KNUCKLEBALLERS, at 14 letters.