KEY — 3 letter word
key
The word key has 3 letters: K, E, Y. It contains 1 vowel and 2 consonants. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Key has 1 anagram: kye. As a noun, it means "a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple".
3 letter word "key": K E Y — noun
Scrabble score: 10 Words With Friends score: 9
Letter analysis of key
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| K | 1 | Consonant | 5 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| Y | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
1 vowels, 2 consonants, 3 unique letters
Definition of key
noun
- a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple Synonyms: samara, key fruit
- a kilogram of a narcotic drug "they were carrying two keys of heroin"
- metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
- a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
- the central building block at the top of an arch or vault Synonyms: headstone, keystone
- mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock) Synonyms: winder
- pitch of the voice "They spoke in a low key."
- something crucial for explaining "the key to development is economic integration"
- a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access "a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it"
- a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
- a list of answers to a test "some students had stolen the key to the final exam"
- any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music Synonyms: tonality
- (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court Synonyms: paint
- a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida Synonyms: cay
verb
- harmonize with or adjust to "key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude"
- regulate the musical pitch of
- identify as in botany or biology, for example Synonyms: name
- vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key "My new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot."
- provide with a key "We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building"
adjective
- serving as an essential component Synonyms: central