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What does creek mean? Is creek a Scrabble word?

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Is creek a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word creek is a Scrabble US word. The word creek is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is creek a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word creek is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

C3R1E1E1K5

Is creek a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word creek is a Words With Friends word. The word creek is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

CREEK,

4-letter words (5 found)

CERE,CREE,RECK,REEK,REKE,

3-letter words (7 found)

CEE,EEK,EKE,ERE,ERK,REC,REE,

2-letter words (3 found)

EE,ER,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 17 words from creek according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of creek

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Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word creek. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in creek.

Definitions and meaning of creek

creek

Alternative forms

  • crick (dialectal North American)
  • crik (eye dialect)

Etymology

From Middle English creke, kreke, creake, of unclear origin.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: krēk IPA(key): /kɹiːk/
  • (US) IPA(key): /kɹik/, (Appalachia) /kɹɪk/
  • (Canada) IPA(key): /kɹiːk/
    • (Ottawa Valley) IPA(key): [kɹiːk], [kɹɪ(ː)k]
  • Rhymes: -iːk, -ɪk
  • Homophones: creak, crick

Noun

creek (plural creeks)

  1. (British) A small inlet or bay, often saltwater, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats.
  2. (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US) A stream of water (often freshwater) smaller than a river and larger than a brook; in Australia, also used of river-sized bodies of water.
  3. Any turn or winding.

Synonyms

  • beck, brook, burn, stream
  • (regional US terms:) run (Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia), brook (New England), branch (Southern US), bayou (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Southeastern Texas)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin: kriki
  • Sranan Tongo: kriki

Translations

References

Anagrams

  • ecker

Source: wiktionary.org