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Is shrike a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word shrike is a Scrabble US word. The word shrike is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

S1H4R1I1K5E1

Is shrike a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word shrike is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

S1H4R1I1K5E1

Is shrike a Words With Friends word?

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

S1H3R1I1K5E1

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6-letter words (4 found)

HIKERS,SHREIK,SHRIEK,SHRIKE,

5-letter words (15 found)

HEIRS,HIKER,HIKES,HIRES,KEIRS,KIERS,REIKS,RHIES,SEHRI,SHEIK,SHIER,SHIRE,SHIRK,SIKER,SKIER,

4-letter words (31 found)

EIKS,EISH,ERKS,HEIR,HERS,HIES,HIKE,HIRE,IRES,IRKS,KEIR,KESH,KHIS,KIER,KIRS,KISH,KRIS,REHS,REIK,REIS,RESH,RISE,RISK,SEIK,SEIR,SERK,SHIR,SHRI,SIKE,SIRE,SKER,

3-letter words (25 found)

EHS,EIK,ERK,ERS,HER,HES,HIE,HIS,IKE,IRE,IRK,ISH,KHI,KIR,KIS,REH,REI,RES,SEI,SER,SHE,SIK,SIR,SKI,SRI,

2-letter words (10 found)

EH,ER,ES,HE,HI,IS,KI,RE,SH,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 86 words from shrike according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of shrike

shrike

Etymology

From Middle English *schrike, *schryke, from Old English sċrīc (“shrike, thrush”), from the same root as shriek and screech, named after the bird's cry. Compare Icelandic skríkja (“shrieker, shrike”), Swedish skrika (“jay”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɹaɪk/
  • Rhymes: -aɪk

Noun

shrike (plural shrikes)

  1. Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns.

Synonyms

  • butcherbird

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Translations

References

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “shrike”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • Ihrkes, hikers, shriek

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