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Is KEENNESS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, KEENNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does KEENNESS mean?

  1. noun

    a quick and penetrating intelligence

    “he argued with great acuteness”

  2. noun

    a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something

  3. noun

    thinness of edge or fineness of point

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

12

Scrabble

14

Words With Friends

8

Letters

K (5) + E (1) + E (1) + N (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsListed

Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.

Hooks for KEENNESS

KEENNESS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.

Front hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the end.

Words you can make from KEENNESS

The 37 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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