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Is eek a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word eek is a Scrabble US word. The word eek is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is eek a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word eek is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

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Yes. The word eek is a Words With Friends word. The word eek is worth 7 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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3-letter words (2 found)

EEK,EKE,

2-letter words (1 found)

EE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 4 words from eek according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 3 letters words made out of eek

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Definitions and meaning of eek

eek

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ēk, IPA(key): /iːk/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ik/
  • Homophone: eke
  • Rhymes: -iːk

Etymology 1

Imitative

Interjection

eek (onomatopoeia)

  1. Representing a scream or shriek (especially in comic strips and books).
  2. Expressing (sometimes mock) fear or surprise.
  3. Representing the shrill vocal sound of a mouse, rat, or monkey.
Translations

Verb

eek (third-person singular simple present eeks, present participle eeking, simple past and past participle eeked) (onomatopoeia)

  1. To produce a high-pitched squeal, as in fear or trepidation.
  2. (slang, ethnic slur, offensive) Of a black person, to speak nonsense or gibberish.

See also

  • ook
  • eep
  • meep

Etymology 2

Clipping of ecaf (“face”), from face via backslang.

Noun

eek (plural eeks)

  1. (Polari) A face.
    How bona to vada your eek! ― How good to see your face!
Synonyms
  • See Thesaurus:countenance

Etymology 3

Adverb

eek (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of eke (“also”)

Anagrams

  • Kee, eke, kee

Atong (India)

Etymology

From Hindi एक (ek).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eːk/

Numeral

eek (Bengali script এঽক)

  1. one

Synonyms

  • sa
  • rongsa
  • wan

References

  • van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary. Stated in Appendix 3.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch eec. Doublet of eik (“oak”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eːk/
  • Hyphenation: eek
  • Rhymes: -eːk

Noun

eek f (plural eken, diminutive eekje n)

  1. oak bark

Synonyms

  • eikenschors

Middle English

Adverb

eek

  1. Alternative form of ek
    • 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 5-6.

Tedim Chin

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ʔeek.

Noun

eek

  1. dung
  2. excrement

References

  • Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip

Source: wiktionary.org