Definition of YEUK

yeuk

Plural: yeuks

Noun

  • itch, a prickly feeling
  • An administrative division.

Verb

Verb Forms: yeuked, yeuking, yeukes

  • To itch; to feel an irritation on the skin.
  • to itch, irritate the skin

Examples

  • His fingers began to YEUK for the next turn, eager to play his high-scoring tiles.

Origin / Etymology

From (northern) Middle English *ȝuken, *ȝokken (suggested by Middle English ȝukynge, ȝokkyn (“itching”) and yuke (“an itching disease”)), from Middle Dutch jucken, jocken (“to itch”), from Old Dutch *jukken, from Proto-West Germanic *jukkjan (“to itch”). Doublet of itch.

Scrabble Score: 11

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

Words With Friends Score: 11

yeuk: valid Words With Friends Word