KEG is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. KEG 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 KEG?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KEG is to know. It scores 8 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KEG
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KEG scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in KEG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,492.
What does KEG mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small barrel, especially one holding beer under pressure.
The argument between keg and cask is the whole of one British campaign: keg is filtered and served under gas, cask is not, and the word became a term of abuse in the 1970s for exactly that reason. Elsewhere a keg is simply a container and carries no argument at all.
How KEG is used
Countable: a keg, two kegs.
- The keg went on at six and was empty by nine.
- A keg holds eleven gallons and weighs a great deal more.
- Keg and cask are served quite differently.
- They wheeled two kegs down the cellar steps.
- The word keg was an insult in Britain for a decade.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KEG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KEG
11 longer words begin with KEG.
Words ending in KEG
3 words end in KEG. Useful as a back hook: play KEG onto a word already on the board.
Words with KEG inside
7 words contain KEG in the middle. Words that start with KEG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about KEG
- Is KEG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KEG, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KEG worth?
- KEG is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KEG mean?
- A small barrel, especially one holding beer under pressure.
- What letters can be added to KEG?
- KEG takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of KEG:
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