wreak

Plural: wreaks

Verb

Verb Forms: wreaked, wreaking, wreaks

To cause or inflict (damage or harm).
cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- "wreak havoc"
To cause harm; to afflict; to inflict; to harm or injure; to let out harm.
To chasten, or chastise/chastize, or castigate, or punish, or smite.
To inflict or take vengeance on.
To take vengeance for.
Misspelling of reek.

Noun

Revenge; vengeance; furious passion; resentment.
Punishment; retribution; payback.

Examples

Playing ’QUIZ’ on a triple word score can wreak havoc on an opponent’s lead.
She wreaked her anger on his car.
The criminal has been wreaked by the Judge to spend a year in prison.
The earthquake wreaked havoc in the city.
The police abused their authority to wreak an innocent.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English wreken, from Old English wrecan, from Proto-West Germanic *wrekan, from Proto-Germanic *wrekaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wreg- (“push, shove, drive, track down”). Cognate via Proto-Germanic with Dutch wreken, German rächen, Swedish vräka; cognate via PIE with Latin urgēre (English urge), and distantly cognate with English wreck.

Synonyms

bring, make for, play, work

Scrabble Score: 12

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

Words With Friends Score: 12

wreak: valid Words With Friends Word