peckish
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- Scrabble points
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 7
/ˈpɛk.ɪʃ/
(UK)
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/ˈpɛk.ɪʃ/ (UK) · /ˈpek.ɪʃ/
Definition of peckish
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
-
(British, colloquial)mildly hungry
“After that run, I'm feeling a bit peckish.”
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adj
-
(British, colloquial)mildly hungry
“After that run, I'm feeling a bit peckish.”
- (colloquial)irritable; crotchety
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From peck (verb) + -ish. From late 18th century.
Words you can make from peckish
91 playable · top: HECKS (14 pts)
Best play hecks 14 points5-letter words
14 words4-letter words
36 words- HECK 13 pts
- HICK 13 pts
- PECK 12 pts
- PICK 12 pts
- CHIP 11 pts
- HIKE 11 pts
- KHIS 11 pts
- PECH 11 pts
- ICKS 10 pts
- KEPI 10 pts
- KEPS 10 pts
- KIPS 10 pts
- PIKE 10 pts
- SICK 10 pts
- SKEP 10 pts
- SKIP 10 pts
- CHIS 9 pts
- HEPS 9 pts
- HIPS 9 pts
- ICHS 9 pts
- PEHS 9 pts
- PHIS 9 pts
- PISH 9 pts
- SHIP 9 pts
- CEPS 8 pts
- EPIC 8 pts
- PECS 8 pts
- PICE 8 pts
- PICS 8 pts
- SIKE 8 pts
- SPEC 8 pts
- HIES 7 pts
- ICES 6 pts
- PIES 6 pts
- SICE 6 pts
- SIPE 6 pts
3-letter words
30 words- KHI 10 pts
- ICK 9 pts
- KEP 9 pts
- KIP 9 pts
- CHI 8 pts
- HEP 8 pts
- HIC 8 pts
- HIP 8 pts
- ICH 8 pts
- PEH 8 pts
- PHI 8 pts
- CEP 7 pts
- KIS 7 pts
- PEC 7 pts
- PIC 7 pts
- SKI 7 pts
- HES 6 pts
- HIE 6 pts
- HIS 6 pts
- SHE 6 pts
- CIS 5 pts
- ICE 5 pts
- PES 5 pts
- PIE 5 pts
- PIS 5 pts
- PSI 5 pts
- SEC 5 pts
- SIC 5 pts
- SIP 5 pts
- SEI 3 pts
2-letter words
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