Definitions For Keek

Noun

KEEK (plural KEEKs) A look, especially a quick one; a peek. : She had a keek at the boy seated behind her who was busily writing something.

Related terms

look peek peep

Verb

{{en-verb}} To peek; peep. : The man keeked over the fence.

Etymology

From Middle English kyken, kiken, keken, t=to look, peep, probably from {{der, en, dum, kiken}}, kieken or {{der, en, gml, kîken, t=to look, peep}}, from {{der, en, osx, kīkan, t=to look}}, from {{der, en, gem-pro, *kīkaną, t=to look}}. Cognate with {{cog, nl, kijken, , to look}}, {{cog, nds-de, kieken, , to look}}, {{cog, et, kiikama, , to look, to peek}}, {{cog, de, kucken}}, gucken, , to look, {{cog, da, kigge}}, kikke, , to look, peep, {{cog, sv, kika, , to peep, peek, keek, pry}}, {{cog, is, kíkja, , to look, check}}. Perhaps related to kick. The words peek, keek and peep were used more or less synonymously in the 14th and 15th centuries.

Is Keek a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
12

The word Keek is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends

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