The word keening is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • keening adj. Sharp, shrill, especially of a sound.
  • keening n. Intense mournful wailing after a death, often at a funeral or wake.
  • keening n. (By extension) An unpleasant wailing sound.

19 valid words from 3 definitions

AFTER AN AT BY DEATH ESPECIALLY EXTENSION FUNERAL INTENSE MOURNFUL OF OFTEN OR SHARP SHRILL SOUND UNPLEASANT WAILING WAKE

6 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

EE EEN EN IN ING KEEN

6 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

EE EEK IN NE NEE NINE

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

KNEEING

8 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

KEEKING KEELING KEEPING KENNING KERNING PEENING TEENING WEENING

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

KEENINGS

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

DAMASKEENING

2 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+L KNEELING
+S KEENINGS

One anagram minus one (New word formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-K ENGINE

Scrabble scoring

  • 12 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 75050 chance.
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 598861 chance.

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Categories without words

  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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