KREEF is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. KREEF is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 12 points there.
Which word lists accept KREEF?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KREEF is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KREEF
No single letter turns KREEF into another word.
How KREEF scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KREEF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 95,060.
What does KREEF mean in Scrabble?
noun
South African
A spiny rock lobster caught off the coast of southern Africa.
Kreef comes from Afrikaans, itself descended from the Dutch word for crayfish, and it names the rock lobster fished along the Cape coast rather than any freshwater species. English took the word straight from local usage, and it stays mostly within South African fishing reports and restaurant menus.
How KREEF is used
Countable: a kreef, two kreef or kreefs. South African English, chiefly in fishing and food writing.
- A kreef caught that morning was on the menu by evening.
- The word kreef names the rock lobster and not a crab.
- Divers along the Cape coast still bring up kreef by hand.
- A restaurant menu offering kreef is almost certainly South African.
- Two kreef of legal size went straight into the pot.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KREEF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in KREEF
Common questions about KREEF
- Is KREEF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KREEF, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KREEF worth?
- KREEF is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KREEF mean?
- A spiny rock lobster caught off the coast of southern Africa.
- What letters can be added to KREEF?
- No single letter can be added to KREEF to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KREEF:
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