Yikes

/jaɪks/

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

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:11 pts5 letters

Definition of Yikes

interjection

  1. Expression of shock and alarm.

    "Then she told me I was ‘beautiful, for a black girl’. —Yikes!"

  2. Expression of empathy with unpleasant or undesirable circumstances.

    "John has lost his job and can't pay his mortgage; yikes!"

Anagrams of Yikes

Exact Anagrams

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Words You Can Make

12 words can be made from the letters in "yikes":

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

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