Piques

/piːks/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:17 ptsWWF:19 pts6 letters

Definition of Piques

noun

A feeling of enmity; ill-feeling, animosity; a transient feeling of wounded pride.
A feeling of irritation or resentment, awakened by a social slight or injury; offence, especially taken in an emotional sense with little thought or consideration.
Keenly felt desire; a longing.

verb

To wound the pride of; to excite to anger.
To take pride in; to pride oneself on.
To stimulate (a feeling, emotion); to offend by slighting; to excite (someone) to action by causing resentment or jealousy.
"I believe this will pique your interest."

noun

In piquet, the right of the elder hand to count thirty in hand, or to play before the adversary counts one.

verb

To score a pique against.

noun

A chigger or jigger, Tunga penetrans.

noun

A durable ribbed fabric made from cotton, rayon, or silk.

Anagrams of Piques

Exact Anagrams

1 word using all 6 letters:

Words You Can Make

23 words can be made from the letters in "piques":

6-LETTER WORDS

5-LETTER WORDS

equip pique quips

4-LETTER WORDS

pies quip sipe spue supe

3-LETTER WORDS

pes pie pis piu psi pus qis sei sip sue sup suq ups use

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "piques" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

PI...Words starting with "pi"...ESWords ending with "es"All 6-letter words Unscramble "piques"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

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Rhyming Words

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