KEEN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. KEEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KEEN?
| 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 KEEN is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KEEN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KEEN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KEEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,902.
What does KEEN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Eager and enthusiastic; sharp.
Keen meant brave and then sharp before it meant eager, and the sharpness sense survives in phrases about blades and wind. A separate keen, an Irish lament for the dead, is unrelated.
How KEEN is used
Before and after the noun. Comparative keener.
- A keen wind straight off the water.
- The word keen meant brave before anything else.
- Keener than anybody else in the room.
- A separate keen is an Irish lament.
- The blade sense of keen is the older one.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KEEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KEEN
The 4 tiles of KEEN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KEEN
12 longer words begin with KEEN.
Words ending in KEEN
7 words end in KEEN. Useful as a back hook: play KEEN onto a word already on the board.
Words with KEEN inside
8 words contain KEEN in the middle. Words that start with KEEN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KEEN
Common questions about KEEN
- Is KEEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KEEN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KEEN worth?
- KEEN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KEEN mean?
- Eager and enthusiastic; sharp.
- What letters can be added to KEEN?
- KEEN takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KEEN:
Open KEEN in the Word Finder