Is KNIGHTED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, KNIGHTED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does KNIGHTED mean?
Knighted is a form of KNIGHT.
- noun
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
- noun
a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
- verb
raise (someone) to knighthood
“The Beatles were knighted”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
8
Letters
K (5) + N (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for KNIGHTED
KNIGHTED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from KNIGHTED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- kithed14
- knight14
- hiked13
- deking12
- kinged12
- kithe12
- think12
- hinged11
- nighed11
- hike11
- khet11
- kith11
- hinted10
- dight10
- eking10
- inked10
- kited10
- khi10
- eight9
- hinge9
- neigh9
- night9
- thegn9
- thing9
- dike9
- dink9
- gink9
- kind9
- king9
- nidget8
- tinged8
- thein8
- thine8
- hide8
- hied8
- hind8
- kent8
- kine8
- kite8
- knit8
- nigh8
- tike8
- keg8
- kid8
- deign7
- dinge7
- hent7
- hint7
- then7
- thin7
- edh7
- ghi7
- hid7
- ink7
- ken7
- kin7
- kit7
- ident6
- teind6
- tined6
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