Definitions for keno

keno ke·no

Spelling: [kee-noh]
IPA: /ˈki noʊ/

Keno is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 22 anagrams from letters in keno (ekno).

Definitions for keno

noun

  1. a game of chance, adapted from lotto for gambling purposes.

Origin of keno

1805-15, Americanism; French quine five (winning numbers) (≪ Latin quinī five each) + (lott)o

Examples for keno

The Paymaster was dead, and keno was dead; and their eight hundred dollars was gone.

A week has rolled into the past since the event at the keno den.

He went down to the stable, started to saddle keno, and then decided that he would not.

Then the night came on and the streets of keno were empty, except for the flying dirt.

From the very start he had come to keno with the intention of stealing her mine.

His horse had disappeared, but Curly helped him to the back of keno.

There's a sight of talk about the doin's of them faro an' keno sharps.

The time had come when he must put his fortunes to the test and keno awaited him, anxiously.

With that in his mind, he mounted—and turned keno's head toward Hartley.

He was after the Paymaster, and if he ever got hold of it–well, keno would come back to its own.

Word Value for keno
Scrable

8

Words with friends

9

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