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Is irk a Scrabble word?

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

I1R1K5

Is irk a Scrabble UK word?

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

I1R1K5

Is irk a Words With Friends word?

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

I1R1K5

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3-letter words (2 found)

IRK,KIR,

2-letter words (1 found)

KI,

You can make 3 words from irk according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of irk

irk

Translingual

Symbol

irk

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Iraqw.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Iraqw terms

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English irken (“to tire, grow weary”), from Old Norse yrkja (“to work”), from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną (“to work”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (“to work”). Cognate with Icelandic yrkja (“to compose”), Swedish yrka (“to urge, argue”), Old English wyrċan (“to work”). Doublet of work.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɜːk/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɝk/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k

Verb

irk (third-person singular simple present irks, present participle irking, simple past and past participle irked)

  1. (transitive) to irritate; annoy; bother

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:annoy

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

  • KRI, Rik, ikr, IKR, rik, k'ri, Kri, kir

Manx

Noun

irk

  1. plural of ark

Source: wiktionary.org