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What does keening mean? Is keening a Scrabble word?

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Is keening a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word keening is a Scrabble US word. The word keening is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

K5E1E1N1I1N1G2

Is keening a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word keening is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

K5E1E1N1I1N1G2

Is keening a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word keening is a Words With Friends word. The word keening is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

K5E1E1N2I1N2G3

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7-letter words (2 found)

KEENING,KNEEING,

6-letter words (1 found)

ENGINE,

5-letter words (3 found)

EIGNE,EKING,GENIE,

4-letter words (12 found)

EINE,GEEK,GENE,GIEN,GINK,GINN,KEEN,KINE,KING,KNEE,NENE,NINE,

3-letter words (21 found)

EEK,EEN,EIK,EKE,ENE,ENG,GEE,GEN,GIE,GIN,IKE,ING,INK,INN,KEG,KEN,KIN,NEE,NEG,NEK,NIE,

2-letter words (6 found)

EE,EN,GI,IN,KI,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 46 words from keening according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of keening

keening

Etymology

keen +‎ -ing, from Irish caoin.

Adjective

keening (not comparable)

  1. Sharp, shrill, especially of a sound.
    The keening sound of a dentist's drill sets my teeth on edge.

Noun

keening (countable and uncountable, plural keenings)

  1. Intense mournful wailing after a death, often at a funeral or wake.
  2. (by extension) An unpleasant wailing sound.

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Verb

keening

  1. present participle and gerund of keen

Anagrams

  • kneeing

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