/kɛɡ/
nounverb

Is KEG a Scrabble word?

Yes. KEG is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning To store in a keg.

Noun 1 meaning

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

Verb 2 meanings

  1. To store in a keg.

  2. The pulling down of someone's trousers or kegs, oftentimes as a kind of bullying or prank.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: keg via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

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.

KEG at a glance

KEG has 3 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (K 5 + E 1 + G 2) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #25,796 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -KEG

More endings

Same last three letters as KEG. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • MUSKEG13
  • SKEG9
  • MASKEG13

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