Is Key a Scrabble Word? Yes

Definition for the word Key.

  • a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida (noun)
  • identify as in botany or biology, for example (verb)
  • (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court (noun)
    "he hit a jump shot from the top of the key"
  • any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music (noun)
  • United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843) (noun)
  • mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock) (noun)
  • the central building block at the top of an arch or vault (noun)
  • serving as an essential component (adjective)
  • a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple (noun)
  • a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access (noun)
    "a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it"
  • a kilogram of a narcotic drug (noun)
    "they were carrying two keys of heroin"
  • a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed (noun)
  • a list of answers to a test (noun)
    "some students had stolen the key to the final exam"
  • a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations (noun)
  • harmonize with or adjust to (verb)
    "key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude"
  • metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated (noun)
  • pitch of the voice (noun)
    "he spoke in a low key"
  • provide with a key (verb)
    "We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building"
  • regulate the musical pitch of (verb)
  • something crucial for explaining (noun)
    "the key to development is economic integration"
  • vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key (verb)
    "His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot"

Is Key a Valid Scrabble Word?

Yes Key is a valid Scrabble word.


Scrabble Point Value of Key: 10 Points
Words with Friends Point Value of Key: 9 Points
Anagrams of Key: KYE


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