knell
VERBNOUN
/nɛl/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH K
knell is a valid 5-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
K5N1E1L1L1
5 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does knell mean?
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
Ring as in announcing death.
BROADER
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
The sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something.
BROADER