KEPT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. KEPT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KEPT?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KEPT is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KEPT
No single letter turns KEPT into another word.
How KEPT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KEPT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does KEPT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To keep — the past form.
Kept belongs to a group of verbs that form the past with a t rather than a d, along with slept, wept and crept. Every one of them shortens the vowel, which is why the spelling changes as well as the sound.
How KEPT is used
Past tense and past participle of keep.
- They kept the receipts and lost the invoice.
- The word kept belongs with slept and wept.
- She kept quiet for a fortnight and then resigned.
- Every verb in the group that kept belongs to shortens its vowel.
- He kept at it until somebody stopped him.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KEPT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in KEPT
6 words end in KEPT. Useful as a back hook: play KEPT onto a word already on the board.
Words with KEPT inside
8 words contain KEPT in the middle. Words that start with KEPT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KEPT
Common questions about KEPT
- Is KEPT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KEPT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KEPT worth?
- KEPT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KEPT mean?
- To keep — the past form.
- What letters can be added to KEPT?
- No single letter can be added to KEPT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KEPT:
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