KEY
/kiː/
3-letter word · 10 Scrabble points · 9 Words With Friends points
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Meaning of KEY
noun
- An object designed to open and close a lock.
- An object designed to fit between two other objects (such as a shaft and a wheel) in a mechanism and maintain their relative orientation.
verb
- To fit (a lock) with a key.
- To fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key to maintain the orientation between them.
adjective
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Indispensable, supremely important.
"He is the key player on his soccer team."
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Important, salient.
"She makes several key points."
noun
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One of a string of small islands.
"the Florida Keys"
noun
- A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.
noun
- In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10-34 when expressed in units of kg⋅m2⋅s−1. Symbol: kg
- The unit of weight such that a one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight.
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About the word KEY
Is "KEY" a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. "KEY" is in the ENABLE word list, accepted by Words With Friends and most open Scrabble apps. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends.
How many points is "KEY" worth?
In Scrabble, "KEY" is worth 10 points before bonuses. In Words With Friends, it's worth 9 points. Played on a triple-word-score, the Scrabble value becomes 30.
What does "KEY" mean?
An object designed to open and close a lock.
Does "KEY" have any anagrams?
No, "KEY" has no anagrams in the ENABLE dictionary — it's the only word that can be formed from its exact letters.