known: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 12 letter points · starts with K · ends with N
Meaning of known
adj
Identified as a specific type; famous, renowned.
Example: He was a known pickpocket.
Accepted, familiar, researched.
Example: At the time, Einstein's theory was unknown to most other scientists.
Listed forms: knowne.
Source: Wiktionary — known.
noun
Any fact or situation which is known or familiar.
Example: You have to tell the knowns from the unknowns.
A constant or variable the value of which is already determined.
Listed forms: knowns.
Source: Wiktionary — known.
verb
- form-of, participle, past
past participle of know
Base or related entry: know.
Source: Wiktionary — known.
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Is known in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of known
K(5) + N(1) + O(1) + W(4) + N(1) = 12 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of known
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from known
11 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in known. Showing up to 24, longest first.