Is KNIGHTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, KNIGHTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does KNIGHTS mean?
Knights 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
15
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
7
Letters
K (5) + N (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + S (1) = 15 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 KNIGHTS
KNIGHTS 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 KNIGHTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- knight14
- thinks13
- kiths12
- knish12
- shtik12
- think12
- tsking11
- khis11
- kith11
- nights10
- things10
- ginks10
- kings10
- khi10
- knits9
- nighs9
- night9
- sight9
- skint9
- stink9
- thing9
- gink9
- king9
- hints8
- thins8
- ghis8
- inks8
- kins8
- kist8
- kits8
- knit8
- nigh8
- sigh8
- sink8
- skin8
- skit8
- hins7
- hint7
- hisn7
- hist7
- hits7
- shin7
- shit7
- sinh7
- sith7
- thin7
- this7
- ghi7
- ink7
- kin7
- kis7
- kit7
- ski7
- tsk7
- sting6
- tings6
- hin6
- his6
- hit6
- nth6
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