How many words with KEY are there?

This page lists 156 words with KEY from our dictionary, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words With KEY

All 156 words in our dictionary that contain KEY — sorted by Scrabble score.

156 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

hokeypokeys30 hokeypokey29 cockeyednesses26 donkeyworks26 jockeying26 keypunching26 cockeyedly25 donkeywork25 jockeyed25 keypunched25 keypunchers25 cockeyedness24 keypuncher24 keypunches24 monkeyshines24 okeydokey24 rekeyboarding24 doohickeys23 jockeys23 keystroking23 monkeyshine23 rekeyboarded23 doohickey22 hawkeyed22 jockey22 keyboarding22 keyboardists22 keypunch22 keystroked22 monkeypods22 hokeynesses21 keyboarded21 keyboarders21 keyboardist21 keystrokes21 latchkeys21 monkeypod21 rekeyboards21 whiskeys21 cockeyed20 hawkeys20 keyboarder20 keystroke20 keyways20 latchkey20 okeydoke20 rekeyboard20 whiskey20 buckeyes19 cockeyes19 dovekeys19 hawkey19 hickeys19 hockeys19 hokeyness19 jokey19 keyboards19 keybuttons19 keyway19 keywords19 lackeying19 monkeying19 offkey19 buckeye18 chokey18 cockeye18 crickey18 dovekey18 flunkeys18 hickey18 hockey18 keyboard18 keybutton18 keycards18 keyholes18 keyword18 lackeyed18 malarkeys18 mickeys18 monkeyed18 dickeys17 flunkey17 honkeys17 hookeys17 keycard17 keyhole17 keynoting17 keypads17 malarkey17 mickey17 passkeys17 pinkeyes17 sockeyes17 cookeys16 dickey16 dykey16 flakey16 flukey16 honkey16 hookey16 keynoted16 keynoters16 keypad16 keystones16 lackeys16 monkeys16 passkey16 pinkeye16 pinkeys16 punkeys16 rekeying16 rickeys16 sockeye16 cookey15 crikey15 darkeys15 dinkeys15 donkeys15 fakey15 hokey15 keynoter15 keynotes15 keysters15 keystone15 lackey15 monkey15 pinkey15 pokeys15 punkey15 rekeyed15 rickey15 smokey15 spikey15 tackey15 turnkeys15 cakey14 darkey14 dinkey14 donkey14 keying14 keyless14 keynote14 keysets14 keyster14 pokey14 turkeys14 turnkey14 dikey13 keyed13 keyset13 rekeys13 snakey13 turkey13 rekey12 keys11 key10

Why KEY words matter

Words containing KEY are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.

What the numbers say

The shape of this list: 156 entries between 3 and 14 letters long, peaking at 7 letters with 38 words. Five-letter picks number 9 and seven-letter picks 38. Nothing here outscores HOKEYPOKEYS — 30 points from 11 tiles on plain squares.

The five biggest scorers on the page: HOKEYPOKEYS (30), HOKEYPOKEY (29), COCKEYEDNESSES (26), DONKEYWORKS (26), JOCKEYING (26). COCKEYEDNESSES (14 letters) stretches furthest, while the list-wide average score sits near 18 points. Letter-wise, K is the workhorse — it appears in 156 of these words, ahead of Y (156) and E (156).

Start with these three

KEYSET — 6 letters for 13 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.
Playing REKEYS across a double-word square turns its base 13 points into 26 — solid value for 6 tiles.
When the rack looks hopeless, SNAKEY (6 letters, 13 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.

Five more everyday options from the same list: TURKEY (13), DARKEY (14), DINKEY (14), DONKEY (14), KEYING (14).

Learning words through KEY

Letter chunks like KEY are how vocabulary compounds: learn the pattern once and every word built on it gets easier to recall and to spell. Read down this list and you will see the same rhythm repeat across lengths — that repetition is exactly what makes these words stick for spelling bees, ESL study and crossword pattern-matching alike.

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