irk

Verb

Verb Forms: irked, irking, irks

To annoy or irritate someone; to cause weariness.
irritate or vex
to irritate; annoy; bother

Examples

It IRKS him when opponents take forever, strategizing over a single letter placement.
It irks me doing all this work and have someone wreck it.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English irken (“to tire, grow weary”), from Old Norse yrkja (“to work”), from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną (“to work”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (“to work”). Cognate with Icelandic yrkja (“to compose”), Swedish yrka (“to urge, argue”), Old English wyrċan (“to work”). Doublet of work.

Synonyms

gall

Scrabble Score: 7

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

Words With Friends Score: 7

irk: valid Words With Friends Word