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What does kneel mean? Is kneel a Scrabble word?

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Is kneel a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word kneel is a Scrabble US word. The word kneel is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is kneel a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word kneel is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

K5N1E1E1L1

Is kneel a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word kneel is a Words With Friends word. The word kneel is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

KNEEL,

4-letter words (5 found)

KEEL,KEEN,KNEE,LEEK,LEKE,

3-letter words (11 found)

EEK,EEL,EEN,EKE,ELK,ENE,KEN,LEE,LEK,NEE,NEK,

2-letter words (4 found)

EE,EL,EN,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 22 words from kneel according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of kneel

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Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word kneel. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in kneel.

Definitions and meaning of kneel

kneel

Etymology

From Middle English knelen, knewlen, from Old English cnēowlian (“to kneel”), equivalent to knee +‎ -le. Cognate with Dutch knielen (“to kneel”), Low German knelen (“to kneel”), dialectal German knielen, kneulen, knülen (“to kneel”), Danish knæle (“to kneel”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: nēl, IPA(key): /niːl/
  • Rhymes: -iːl
  • Homophones: Neal, Neil, Niel

Verb

kneel (third-person singular simple present kneels, present participle kneeling, simple past and past participle knelt or kneeled)

  1. (intransitive) To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.
  2. (intransitive, of a bus or other vehicle) To sink down so that the entrance is level with the pavement, making it easier for passengers to enter.
  3. (transitive) To cause to kneel.
  4. (reflexive, archaic) To rest on (one's) knees

Hyponyms

  • kneel down, genuflect

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References

  • “kneel”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “kneel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “kneel”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • Kēlen

Source: wiktionary.org