Yikes
/jaɪks/
Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:11 pts5 letters
Definition of Yikes
interjection
- Expression of shock and alarm.
"Then she told me I was ‘beautiful, for a black girl’. —Yikes!"
- Expression of empathy with unpleasant or undesirable circumstances.
"John has lost his job and can't pay his mortgage; yikes!"
Anagrams of Yikes
Related Word Patterns
Letter Values
y4
i1
k5
e1
s1
Total: 12 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Yikes
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 "Yikes"
Yikes is a 5-letter word that scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "yikes" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Yikes" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "yikes" is a medium-scoring word.