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knavish

/ˈneɪvɪʃ/•adjective

Knavish is also used as adjective, with meanings including marked by skill in deception.

1 meaning7 lettersScrabble 17

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

ISH

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “KNAVISH” Mean?

/ˈneɪvɪʃ/

knavish has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense

marked by skill in deception

“cunning men often pass for wise”

“a foxy scheme”

“a slick evasive answer”

“sly as a fox”

Synonyms

crafty cunning dodgy foxy guileful slick sly tricksy tricky wily

Synonyms for KNAVISH

crafty cunning dodgy foxy guileful slick sly tricksy tricky wily

Scrabble Score

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Word Intelligence

Explore the word knavish with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

marked by skill in deception

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

K, N, A, V, I, S, H

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for knavish.

KNAVISH is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 17.

It starts with K and ends with H.

It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 29%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEFG.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVCVCC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using knavish in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

KNAVISH has a Scrabble score of 17. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

KNAVISH is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

KNAVISH can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

KNAVISH uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside knavish.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFG

CV Pattern

CCVCVCC

Vowel Share

29%

Consonant Share

71%

Bigrams

KN, NA, AV, VI, IS, SH

Trigrams

KNA, NAV, AVI, VIS, ISH

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for knavish.

KNAVISH is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with K and ends with H, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVCVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.