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Is trek a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word trek is a Scrabble US word. The word trek is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is trek a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word trek is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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Is trek a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word trek is a Words With Friends word. The word trek is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (1 found)

TREK,

3-letter words (3 found)

ERK,KET,RET,

2-letter words (4 found)

ER,ET,RE,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 9 words from trek according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of trek

trek rtek terk etrk retk ertk trke rtke tkre ktre rkte krte tekr etkr tker kter ektr ketr rekt erkt rket kret ekrt kert

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

Definitions and meaning of trek

trek

Alternative forms

  • treck (archaic)

Etymology

From Afrikaans trek, from Dutch trekken, from Middle Dutch trekken (weak verb) and trēken (“to trek, place, bring, move”, strong verb), from Old Dutch *trekkan, *trekan, from Proto-West Germanic *trekan, from Proto-Germanic *trekaną, *trakjaną (“to drag, haul, scrape, pull”), from Proto-Indo-European *dreg- (“to drag, scrape”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: trĕk, IPA(key): /tɹɛk/
  • Rhymes: -ɛk

Noun

trek (plural treks)

  1. (South Africa) A journey by ox wagon.
  2. (South Africa) The Boer migration of 1835–1837.
  3. A slow or difficult journey.
  4. A long walk.
    Synonym: slog

Verb

trek (third-person singular simple present treks, present participle trekking, simple past and past participle trekked)

  1. (intransitive) To make a slow or arduous journey.
  2. (intransitive) To journey on foot, especially to hike through mountainous areas.
  3. (South Africa) To travel by ox wagon.
  4. (Nigeria) To travel by walking.

Related terms

  • trigger

Translations

Anagrams

  • rekt

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /træk/

Etymology 1

From Dutch trekken.

Verb

trek (present trek, present participle trekkende, past participle getrek)

  1. to haul
  2. to move (moving house)
  3. to pull
Descendants
  • → English: trek

Etymology 2

From Dutch trek.

Noun

trek (plural trekke)

  1. journey
Derived terms
  • Groot Trek

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /trɛk/
  • Hyphenation: trek
  • Rhymes: -ɛk

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch trec, from trecken.

Noun

trek m (plural trekken, diminutive trekje n)

  1. (uncountable) appetite
    Ik heb trek in een reep chocola — I could (now) have a chocolate bar
    Ik heb geen trek in deze klus — I have no mind to carry out this task
  2. (countable) journey, migration
  3. (uncountable) animal migration
  4. (uncountable) draught, air current through a chimney.
  5. (countable) feature, trait
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

trek

  1. inflection of trekken:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Anagrams

  • rekt

French

Noun

trek m (plural treks)

  1. treck
  2. trecking

Ternate

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɾek]

Noun

trek

  1. truck

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh, page 30

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