KETO is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. KETO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KETO?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KETO is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KETO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ketolChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How KETO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in KETO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does KETO mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to ketones or to a very low-carbohydrate diet.
Keto is a chemical prefix that became a free-standing word through diet writing in the 2010s. Chemistry still uses it only attached to something else.
How KETO is used
Before the noun. Chiefly in diet writing.
- A keto diet keeps carbohydrate very low indeed.
- The word keto began as a chemical prefix.
- Chemistry uses keto only attached to another word.
- Diet writing made keto free-standing in the 2010s.
- Two keto recipes with quite different fat content.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KETO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KETO
The 4 tiles of KETO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KETO
Showing 24 of 26 words that begin with KETO.
Words with KETO inside
8 words contain KETO in the middle. Words that start with KETO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KETO
Common questions about KETO
- Is KETO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KETO, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KETO worth?
- KETO is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KETO mean?
- Relating to ketones or to a very low-carbohydrate diet.
- What letters can be added to KETO?
- KETO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of KETO:
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