kempt

Adjective Satellite

(of hair) neat and tidy
- "a nicely kempt beard"

Adj

Neat and tidy; especially used of hair.

Adjective

Neatly or tidily kept; well-groomed and orderly.

Examples

His Scrabble rack was perfectly KEMPT, all letters neatly arranged and ready for play.

Origin / Etymology

Originally a past participle of kemb, from Middle English kemben, from Old English cemban (“to comb”). Modern uses are back-formations from the negative unkempt. More at kemb, comb.

Synonyms

tidy, well-groomed

Scrabble Score: 13

kempt: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
kempt: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
kempt: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

kempt: valid Words With Friends Word