KEEK is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. KEEK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KEEK?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KEEK is to know. It scores 12 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KEEK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
keeksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KEEK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KEEK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 2 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. KEEK needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about KEEK
- KEEK is a palindrome: it reads the same in both directions, so it plays the same way whichever end you build from.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does KEEK mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scots
To peep or look furtively.
Keek is Scots and northern English and came from Dutch, along with a great deal of the vocabulary of North Sea trade. It survives in the noun for somebody who spies through a keyhole.
How KEEK is used
Keeked, keeking. Scots and northern.
- She keeked round the door and went away again.
- The word keek came into Scots from Dutch.
- A keek at the answers is still cheating.
- Keeking through a keyhole gave English a noun.
- North Sea trade brought keek with it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KEEK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KEEK
5 longer words begin with KEEK.
Shorter words from the letters in KEEK
Common questions about KEEK
- Is KEEK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KEEK, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KEEK worth?
- KEEK is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KEEK mean?
- To peep or look furtively.
- What letters can be added to KEEK?
- KEEK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KEEK:
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