228 Words Starting With KN
The prefix KN appears in 228 words, from 4-letter words up to 14 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 50 entries. Average word length: 7.9 letters.
K is a quiet starter in English, often overshadowed by C. But it owns essential everyday words: keep, know, kind, key. Many K-words trace back to Old Norse or Dutch.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with KN: KNICKERBOCKERS (32 pts), KNICKERBOCKER (31 pts), KNICKKNACKS (31 pts), KNICKKNACK (30 pts), KNUCKLEHEADED (28 pts). The shortest is KNAP (4 letters) and the longest is KNICKERBOCKERS (14 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in SCRABBLE.
Notable words: KNAP — to strike sharply [v].; KNACK — to strike sharply [v].; KNACKS — to strike sharply [v].; KNACKED — to strike sharply [v]. Browse words starting with SEN for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with KN?
KNICKERBOCKERS scores 32 points. Runner-up: KNICKERBOCKER at 31 points. See words ending in CANE for more high-value options.
How many words start with KN?
Our dictionary has 228 words that start with KN. They range from 4 to 14 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (50).
What is the shortest word that starts with KN?
KNAP at just 4 letters. It means: to strike sharply [v].
Four-Letter Words (10)
KNAPKNARKNEEKNEWKNITKNOBKNOPKNOTKNOWKNUR
Five-Letter Words (26)
KNACKKNAPSKNARSKNAURKNAVEKNAWEKNEADKNEEDKNEELKNEESKNELLKNELTKNIFEKNISHKNITSKNOBSKNOCKKNOLLKNOPSKNOSPKNOTSKNOUTKNOWNKNOWSKNURLKNURS
Six-Letter Words (26)
KNACKSKNARRYKNAURSKNAVESKNAWELKNAWESKNEADSKNEELSKNELLSKNIFEDKNIFERKNIFESKNIGHTKNIVESKNOBBYKNOCKSKNOLLSKNOLLYKNOSPSKNOTTYKNOUTSKNOWERKNOWNSKNUBBYKNURLSKNURLY
Seven-Letter Words (39)
KNACKEDKNACKERKNAPPEDKNAPPERKNARREDKNAVERYKNAVISHKNAWELSKNEADEDKNEADERKNEECAPKNEEINGKNEELEDKNEELERKNEEPADKNEEPANKNELLEDKNESSETKNIFERSKNIFINGKNIGHTSKNISHESKNITTEDKNITTERKNOBBEDKNOBBLYKNOCKEDKNOCKERKNOLLEDKNOLLERKNOPPEDKNOTTEDKNOTTERKNOUTEDKNOWERSKNOWINGKNUCKLEKNUCKLYKNURLED
Eight-Letter Words (50)
KNACKERSKNACKERYKNACKINGKNAPPERSKNAPPINGKNAPSACKKNAPWEEDKNEADERSKNEADINGKNEECAPSKNEEHOLEKNEELERSKNEELINGKNEEPADSKNEEPANSKNEESIESKNEESOCKKNELLINGKNESSETSKNICKERSKNIGHTEDKNIGHTLYKNITTERSKNITTINGKNITWEARKNOBBIERKNOBLIKEKNOCKERSKNOCKINGKNOCKOFFKNOCKOUTKNOLLERSKNOLLINGKNOTHOLEKNOTLESSKNOTLIKEKNOTTERSKNOTTIERKNOTTILYKNOTTINGKNOTWEEDKNOUTINGKNOWABLEKNOWINGSKNUBBIERKNUCKLEDKNUCKLERKNUCKLESKNURLIERKNURLING
Nine-Letter Words (32)
KNACKEREDKNAPSACKSKNAPWEEDSKNAVERIESKNAVISHLYKNEADABLEKNEEHOLESKNEEPIECEKNEESOCKSKNIFELIKEKNIGHTINGKNITTABLEKNITTINGSKNOBBIESTKNOBBLIERKNOCKDOWNKNOCKLESSKNOCKOFFSKNOCKOUTSKNOTGRASSKNOTHOLESKNOTTIESTKNOTTINGSKNOTWEEDSKNOWINGERKNOWINGLYKNOWLEDGEKNUBBIESTKNUCKLERSKNUCKLIERKNUCKLINGKNURLIEST
Ten-Letter Words (17)
KNACKERIESKNACKWURSTKNAPSACKEDKNEECAPPEDKNEEPIECESKNICKKNACKKNIFEPOINTKNIGHTHOODKNOBBLIESTKNOBKERRIEKNOCKABOUTKNOCKDOWNSKNOCKWURSTKNOTTINESSKNOWINGESTKNOWLEDGESKNUCKLIEST
Eleven-Letter Words (13)
KNACKWURSTSKNEECAPPINGKNICKKNACKSKNIFEPOINTSKNIGHTHOODSKNOBKERRIESKNOCKABOUTSKNOCKWURSTSKNOTGRASSESKNOWINGNESSKNUCKLEBALLKNUCKLEBONEKNUCKLEHEAD
Twelve-Letter Words (6)
KNEECAPPINGSKNIGHTLINESSKNOTTINESSESKNUCKLEBALLSKNUCKLEBONESKNUCKLEHEADS
Thirteen-Letter Words (6)
KNICKERBOCKERKNOWINGNESSESKNOWLEDGEABLEKNOWLEDGEABLYKNUCKLEBALLERKNUCKLEHEADED
Fourteen-Letter Words (3)
KNICKERBOCKERSKNIGHTLINESSESKNUCKLEBALLERS