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nounverb

Is EKE a Scrabble word?

Yes. EKE is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning A spacer put between or over or under hive parts to make more space.

Noun 1 meaning

  1. A spacer put between or over or under hive parts to make more space.

Verb 1 meaning

  1. Chiefly in the form eke out: to add to, to augment; to increase; to lengthen.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: eke via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

The noun is derived from Middle English eke (“addition, increase, enlargement”), from Old English ēaca, from Proto-Germanic *aukô, from *aukaną (“to increase, add, enlarge”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- (“to enlarge, increase”).

EKE at a glance

EKE has 3 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (E 1 + K 5 + E 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #43,627 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -EKE

More endings

Same last three letters as EKE. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • DEKE9
  • LEKE8
  • PEKE10
  • WEEKE12
  • REKE8
  • BESEEKE13
  • HARAKEKE19
  • KONEKE14
  • MISLEEKE14

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