beck

Plural: becks

Noun

a beckoning gesture
A stream or small river.
A significant nod, or motion of the head or hand, especially as a call or command.
A vat.
Obsolete form of beak.

Verb

Verb Forms: becked, becking, becks

To summon or signal with a gesture of the head or hand.
To nod or motion with the head.

Examples

The open triple-word score seemed to beck at him from across the board.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English bek, bekk, becc, from Old English bæc, bec, bæċe, beċe (“beck, brook”), from Proto-Germanic *bakiz (“stream”).
Cognate with Old Norse bekkr (“a stream or brook”), Low German bek, beck, German Bach, Dutch beek, Swedish bäck, Doublet of batch. More at beach.

Synonyms

brook, burn, creek, stream

Scrabble Score: 12

beck: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
beck: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
beck: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

beck: valid Words With Friends Word