Get the answer to the NYT Spelling Bee clue “Eager”, starting with the letters ke.
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adjective
- Intellectually alert having or characteristic of a quick penetrating mind
"a keen student"
- Extremely sensitive in perception
"keen eyes"
- Sharply contested
"keen competition"
- Intense
"the keen delight in the chase"
- Wonderful, excellent
"a keen idea"
- Having a fine edge or point sharp
"a knife with a keen blade"
- Affecting one as if by cutting
"keen sarcasm"
- Pungent to the sense
"a keen scent"
verb
- To make a loud and long cry of sorrow to lament with a keen
- To make a sound suggestive of a loud cry of sorrow
"a keening siren"
- To lament, mourn, or complain loudly
- To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry
"keened our sorrow"
noun
- A lamentation for the dead uttered in a loud wailing voice or sometimes in a wordless cry
noun
- A very strong ability to understand and appreciate something heard
"She has a keen ear for languages and learns new ones easily."
adjective
- Peachy
idiom
- Very excited and interested very enthusiastic
"I gave him the job because he was willing to learn and seemed as keen as mustard."
idiom
- Very excited about and interested in (something)
"He's mad keen on golf."
noun
- A special ability to recognize a particular thing or quality
"He has a keen eye for details."
noun
- A special ability to notice or recognize a particular thing or quality
"He has a keen/sharp eye for detail."
This clue was used on November 14, 2025.
This clue has been used several times with the same answer. It also appeared on these dates:
May 11, 2025