KEY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. KEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KEY?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KEY is to know. It scores 10 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
keysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KEY scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in KEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,738.
What does KEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A shaped piece of metal that opens a lock.
The word spread from the lock to nearly anything that gives access or control: a key to a map, a key on a piano, the key a piece of music is written in. What holds them together is one small thing making a large one usable — and every sense arrived on its own rather than from the others.
How KEY is used
Countable: a key, two keys. Also an adjective meaning essential.
- The key turned halfway and stopped.
- A map without a key is a picture.
- The piece changes key twice in the last minute.
- He is the key witness and knows it.
- Two keys were cut and neither of them worked.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KEY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KEY
The 3 tiles of KEY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KEY
Showing 24 of 72 words that begin with KEY.
Words ending in KEY
Showing 24 of 54 words that end in KEY. Useful as a back hook: play KEY onto a word already on the board.
Words with KEY inside
Showing 24 of 104 words that contain KEY somewhere in the middle. Words that start with KEY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KEY
Common questions about KEY
- Is KEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KEY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KEY worth?
- KEY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KEY mean?
- A shaped piece of metal that opens a lock.
- What letters can be added to KEY?
- KEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of KEY:
Open KEY in the Word Finder