screech

/skriʧ/ nounverb

7 letters1 syllable14 points in Scrabble®15 points in WWF®

DEFINITIONS4

NOUN

1

Sharp piercing cry.

2

A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry.

“he ducked at the screechings of shells”

VERB

1

Utter a harsh abrupt scream.

2

Make a high-pitched, screeching noise.

WORD FORMS

Related formscreechy

Related formscreecher

Related formscreeching

GAME SCORES

Scrabble®14 points

Words With Friends®15 points

Double word28 points

Triple word42 points

GOOD TO KNOW

Pig Latineechscray

Starts & ends withS … H

Syllablesscreech

SYNONYMS & RELATED14

scream screaming screeching shriek shrieking screechy screak skreak skreigh squawk screecher creak squeak whine

SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS

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