Is KNOTTIER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, KNOTTIER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does KNOTTIER mean?
Knottier is a form of KNOTTY.
- adjective
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
“a baffling problem”
- adjective
used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots
“gnarled and knotted hands”
- adjective
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
“the Byzantine tax structure”
- adjective
tangled in knots or snarls
“a mass of knotted string”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
K (5) + N (1) + O (1) + T (1) + T (1) + I (1) + E (1) + R (1) = 12 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 KNOTTIER
KNOTTIER 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 KNOTTIER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- knitter11
- knotter11
- trinket11
- kitten10
- reknit10
- reknot10
- tinker10
- eikon9
- enoki9
- inker9
- kiter9
- koine9
- krone9
- reink9
- token9
- toker9
- trike9
- troke9
- ikon8
- keir8
- keno8
- kent8
- kern8
- keto8
- kier8
- kine8
- kino8
- kirn8
- kite8
- knit8
- knot8
- kore8
- kori8
- oink8
- rink8
- tike8
- toke8
- trek8
- tritone7
- ink7
- irk7
- ken7
- kin7
- kir7
- kit7
- koi7
- kor7
- oik7
- oke7
- intort6
- norite6
- orient6
- retint6
- rotten6
- tinter6
- tonier6
- torten6
- triton6
- ki6
- ok6
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