KEEN
8
Definition
Pronunciation: //kiːn//
adj
- (chiefly Commonwealth) Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested."I’m keen on computers."
- (British) Of prices, extremely low as to be competitive.
- (US, informal, dated) Marvelous."I just got this peachy keen new dress."
- (obsolete) Brave, courageous; audacious, bold.
verb
- (transitive, rare) To make cold, to sharpen."This is the pureſt exerciſe of health, / The kind refreſher of the ſummer-heats; / Nor, when cold Winter keens the brightening flood, / Would I weak-ſhivering linger on the brink."
verb
- (intransitive) To utter a keen."Last night he had put down too much Potheen / (A vulgar blend of Methyl and Benzene) / That, at some Wake, he might the better keen. / (Keen—meaning 'brisk'? Nay, here the Language warps: / 'Tis singing bawdy Ballads to a Corpse.)"
- (transitive) To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry."Pelicans fly below us with stiffly formal strokes, and gulls wheel and keen."
- (transitive) To mourn."I keened my Gran, I keened my babies, but then my words poured out of my grief. I don't have the full heart like that for Owen, sorry as I am for his goin. Without the heavy grief on me I can maybe think of the words easier."
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 4 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 8 points
- Words With Friends Points
- 9 points
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- Yes
- Wordle
- No
- Words With Friends
- Yes
How many Scrabble points is the word 'KEEN'?
The word KEEN is worth 8 points in Scrabble.
K5
E1
E1
N1
Total: 8 points
How many Words With Friends points is the word 'KEEN'?
The word KEEN is worth 9 points in Words With Friends.
K5
E1
E1
N2
Total: 9 points
What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?
While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:
- B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
- H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
- L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
- V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
- J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends
Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.