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KNEES

5 letters

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Classic 2 pts
Big 2 pts
Super Big 2 pts

KNEES is a valid 5-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 2 in Classic, 2 in Big, and 2 in Super Big Boggle.

KNEES root KNEE-s

Word family

KNEE 1 KNEEING-ing 5 KNEED-d 2
noun
  1. In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
    • Penny was wearing a miniskirt, so she skinned her exposed knees when she fell.
  2. In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in humans.
  3. The tarsal joint, uniting the tarsometatarsus and the tibiotarsus (homologous to the human ankle).
  4. The joint uniting the tibiotarsus and the femur, typically hidden beneath plumage.
  5. The part of a garment that covers the knee.
  6. A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.
  7. archaicAn act of kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy.
  8. Any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a line; an inflection point.
    • the knee of a graph
  9. A blow made with the knee; a kneeing.
  10. figurativelyThe presence of a parent etc., where a young child acquires early knowledge.
verb
  1. archaictransitiveTo kneel to.
  2. transitiveTo poke or strike with the knee.
    • When I blocked her from leaving, she kneed me in the groin.
  3. reflexiveTo move on the knees; to use the knees to move.