Definitions For Knight

noun

  • A chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
  • Originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
  • A soldier in the past who had a high social rank and who fought while riding a horse and usually wearing armor
  • A man who is given a special honor and the title of Sirby the king or queen of England
  • A chess piece shaped like a horse's head

verb

  • Raise (someone) to knighthood
  • To give (a man) the rank of a knight

Is Knight a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
15

The word Knight is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Knight in a Sentence

  • He was made a knight.
  • He is to be knighted by the Queen for his career as an actor.

Synonyms for Knight

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