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KEEN
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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

How many letters is the word 'KEEN'?

The word KEEN has 4 letters.

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.

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