gleek

Plural: gleeks

Noun

A once-popular game of cards played by three people.
Three of the same cards held in one hand; three of a kind.
A jest or scoff; trick or deception.
An enticing glance or look.
A stream of saliva from a person's mouth.
A geek who is involved in a glee club, choir, or singing.

Verb

Verb Forms: gleeked, gleeking, gleeks

To make a gibe or scoff.
To ridicule, or mock; to make sport of.
To jest.
To pass time frivolously.
To discharge a long, thin stream of liquid (including saliva) through the teeth or from under the tongue, sometimes by pressing the tongue against the salivary glands.

Examples

Opponents might gleek at a weak play, but every point counts in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French glic, from Old French glic (“a game of cards”), of Germanic origin from or related to Middle High German glücke, gelücke (“luck”) and Middle Dutch gelīc (“like, alike”). More at luck, like.

Synonyms

deception, gibe, jest, mock, scoff, scoff at, sneer at

Scrabble Score: 10

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

Words With Friends Score: 12

gleek: valid Words With Friends Word