Is “Keening” a Scrabble word?
Yes
KEENING
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary
Valid in these dictionaries
SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Meaning of Keening
verb
1.To make cold, to sharpen.
verb
1.To utter a keen.
2.To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry.
3.To mourn.
noun
1.Intense mournful wailing after a death, often at a funeral or wake
2.(by extension) An unpleasant wailing sound.
adjective
1.Sharp, shrill, especially of a sound.
“The keening sound of a dentist's drill sets my teeth on edge.”