KEYWORD is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. KEYWORD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KEYWORD?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KEYWORD is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KEYWORD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
keywordsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KEYWORD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in KEYWORD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,737 thousand.
What does KEYWORD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A word that is especially important, or one typed into a search to find information.
Writers and editors pick a keyword to capture the main idea of a passage. Online, the term also covers the word that a search engine uses to match pages, and in codes it can mean the word that unlocks a cipher.
How KEYWORD is used
Common in computing, marketing and indexing; also written as two words in older texts.
- Type a keyword into the box to search the archive.
- The article repeats its main keyword in the title.
- Each programming language reserves some keyword for loops.
- Choose a keyword that readers will actually search for.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KEYWORD and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KEYWORD
1 longer words begin with KEYWORD.
Shorter words from the letters in KEYWORD
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Common questions about KEYWORD
- Is KEYWORD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KEYWORD, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KEYWORD worth?
- KEYWORD is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KEYWORD mean?
- A word that is especially important, or one typed into a search to find information.
- What letters can be added to KEYWORD?
- KEYWORD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of KEYWORD:
Open KEYWORD in the Word Finder