Words Containing KEN
449 words contain KEN anywhere. Scores range up to 32 points (CHICKENPOXES), averaging 15.9 points with standard English tile values. Every entry below shows its point value, US and UK dictionary validity, and a definition where available.
Alternative spelling of achene.
Plural of AKENE.
Lacking an awn or beard, as a seed.
The state of being similar or alike.
Plural of ALIKENESS.
An unsaturated hydrocarbon with double bonds.
Plural of ALKENE.
To rouse from sleep; to wake up.
Past tense of AWAKEN.
Agent noun of AWAKEN.
Plural of AWAKENER.
Present participle of AWAKEN.
Plural of AWAKENING.
Third-person singular present tense of AWAKEN.
Filled with awe or wonder.
Past participle of awake.
The rear or end part of something; the part not visible to users.
Plural of BACKEND.
Baked; past participle of bake, in dialectal use.
To become hard or crusty like bark.
Past tense of BARKEN.
Present participle of BARKEN.
Third-person singular present tense of BARKEN.
Variant of barquentine, a three-masted ship.
Plural of BARKENTINE.
To make dark or obscure.
Past tense of BEDARKEN.
Present participle of BEDARKEN.
Third-person singular present tense of BEDARKEN.
Engaged to be married.
Past participle of betake.
To indicate or signify something.
Past tense of BETOKEN.
Present participle of BETOKEN.
Third-person singular present tense of BETOKEN.
Made of birch wood.
To make or become black.
Past tense of BLACKEN.
Agent noun of BLACKEN.
Plural of BLACKENER.
Present participle of BLACKEN.
Plural of BLACKENING.
Third-person singular present tense of BLACKEN.
A wooden sword used in martial arts training.
Plural of BOKKEN.
A support holding books upright on a shelf.
Past tense of BOOKEND.
Present participle of BOOKEND.
Plural of BOOKEND.
A low alehouse or tavern.
Plural of BOUSINGKEN.
A large coarse fern that forms dense thickets, often poisonous to livestock.
Plural of BRACKEN.
Made of brick.
To make or become brisk.
Past tense of BRISKEN.
Present participle of BRISKEN.
Third-person singular present tense of BRISKEN.
Separated into pieces; not working.
Overwhelmed by grief, especially from loss or disappointment.
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CHICKENPOXES scores 32 points, the highest in this list using standard English tile values.