Definition of keen

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • keen is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
  • keen is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
  • keen is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of keen


  • express grief verbally (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. lament
  • intense or sharp (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. exquisite
  • painful as if caused by a sharp instrument (adjective)

    Examples

    1. keen winds

    Synonyms

    1. cutting
    2. knifelike
    3. lancinate
    4. lancinating
    5. piercing
    6. stabbing
  • having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. acute
    2. discriminating
    3. incisive
    4. knifelike
    5. penetrating
    6. penetrative
    7. piercing
    8. sharp
  • very good (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. bang-up
    2. bully
    3. corking
    4. cracking
    5. dandy
    6. great
    7. groovy
    8. neat
    9. nifty
    10. not bad
    11. old
    12. peachy
    13. slap-up
    14. smashing
    15. swell
  • a funeral lament sung with loud wailing (noun)
  • having a sharp cutting edge or point (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a keen blade

See definition of keen in Merriam Webster