Geeks
/ɡiːks/
Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:11 pts5 letters
Definition of Geeks
noun
- A carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior.
"I once saw a geek bite the head off a live chicken."
- A person who is intensely interested in a particular field or hobby and often having limited or nonstandard social skills. Often used with an attributive noun.
"I was a complete computer geek in high school, but I get out a lot more now."
- (by extension) An expert in a technical field, particularly one having to do with computers.
"Do you need a hardware geek or a software geek?"
- The subculture of geeks; an esoteric subject of interest that is marginal to the social mainstream; the philosophy, events, and physical artifacts of geeks; geekness.
- An unfashionable or socially undesirable person.
"Why do you hang around with them? They’re just geeks."
verb
- To behave geekishly or in a socially awkward manner, especially when under the influence of drugs or other psycho-active substances, and exhibiting such marked characteristics as hyperactivity, repetitiveness, talkativeness, nervousness, irritability, or paranoia.
"Hey, check out that guy...he's really geeking out pretty bad."
noun
- A look.
"Have a geek at this."
Anagrams of Geeks
Related Word Patterns
Letter Values
g2
e1
e1
k5
s1
Total: 10 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Geeks
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Geeks"
Geeks is a 5-letter word that scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Geeks" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "geeks" is a medium-scoring word.