Is KEY a word?
KEY is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends, has 3 letters, and can be rearranged into 1 other word, plus 0 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, KEY is a valid word.
What does key mean?
noun: metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
KEY: word details
- Pronunciation: KEE (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 3 letters, a short word. It is one of 1,300 3-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 10 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 9 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Anagrams of key
Solve a whole rack, not just KEY
KEY is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does KEY mean?
KEY is a noun. It means: metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated.
Is KEY a valid word?
Yes, KEY is a valid word. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.