shriek

/ʃrik/ nounverb

6 letters1 syllable13 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®

DEFINITIONS3

NOUN

1

Sharp piercing cry.

2

A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry.

VERB

1

Utter a shrill cry.

WORD FORMS

Related formshrieking

GAME SCORES

Scrabble®13 points

Words With Friends®12 points

Double word26 points

Triple word39 points

GOOD TO KNOW

Pig Latiniekshray

Starts & ends withS … K

Syllablesshriek

SYNONYMS & RELATED8

scream screaming screech screeching shrieking pipe pipe up shrill

SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS

shrike13 hikers13

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