knit
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When knit helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
I K N T
Two-Letter Start
KN
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IT
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- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- KN start
- IT ending
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- knit is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include i, k, n, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- The IT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the KN start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
A knitted garment.
noun
A session of knitting.
verb
To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine.
"The first generation knitted to order; the second still knits for its own use; the next leaves knitting to industrial manufacturers."
verb
To join closely and firmly together.
"The fight for survival knitted the men closely together."
verb
To become closely and firmly joined; become compacted.
verb
To grow together.
"All those seedlings knitted into a kaleidoscopic border."
verb
To combine from various elements.
"The witness knitted together his testimony from contradictory pieces of hearsay."
verb
Of bones: to heal following a fracture.
"I’ll go skiing again after my bones knit."
verb
To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying.
verb
To draw together; to contract into wrinkles.