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Is keg a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word keg is a Scrabble US word. The word keg is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is keg a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word keg is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

K5E1G2

Is keg a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word keg is a Words With Friends word. The word keg is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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3-letter words (1 found)

KEG,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 2 words from keg according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 3 letters words made out of keg

keg ekg kge gke egk gek

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Definitions and meaning of keg

keg

Alternative forms

  • cag
  • kag, kager (dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle English kag, from Old Norse kaggi (“keg”), likely a diminutive of Proto-Germanic *kagô (“bush, branch, stalk, stump”). Cognate with Icelandic kaggi (“keg; cask”), Norwegian kagg (“keg”), Swedish kagge (“keg”), Low German kag (“vessel; craft”), Dutch kaag (“vessel; craft”). Compare also English cag and chag.

The modern form keg with /ɛ/ is due to a dialectal raising of /a///æ/ to /ɛ/ before velars (cf. fleg); the expected form is preserved in dialectal /kæɡ/, while /keɪɡ/ reflects further raising that occurred in some dialects.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /kɛɡ/
  • (dated, Southeastern Midwest of the U.S.) IPA(key): /kæɡ/
  • (dated, New England, Virginia, South Carolina) IPA(key): /keɪɡ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡ

Noun

keg (plural kegs)

  1. A round, traditionally wooden container of lesser capacity than a barrel, often used to store beer.

Coordinate terms

  • sixtel

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Verb

keg (third-person singular simple present kegs, present participle kegging, simple past and past participle kegged)

  1. (transitive) To store in a keg.

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Anagrams

  • EKG

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