Is KNISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, KNISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does KNISHES mean?
Knishes is a form of KNISH.
- noun
(Yiddish) a baked or fried turnover filled with potato or meat or cheese; often eaten as a snack
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
7
Letters
K (5) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 KNISHES
KNISHES 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 KNISHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sheiks13
- shikse13
- hikes12
- knish12
- sheik12
- hike11
- khis11
- skeins10
- khi10
- shines9
- kines9
- sikes9
- sinks9
- skein9
- skies9
- skins9
- shies8
- shine8
- shins8
- sinhs8
- inks8
- kens8
- kine8
- kins8
- kiss8
- sike8
- sink8
- skin8
- skis8
- hens7
- hies7
- hins7
- hisn7
- hiss7
- sesh7
- shen7
- shes7
- shin7
- sinh7
- ink7
- ken7
- kin7
- kis7
- ski7
- hen6
- hes6
- hie6
- hin6
- his6
- she6
- ki6
- sines5
- eh5
- he5
- hi5
- sh5
- ness4
- seis4
- sine4
- sins4
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