irk

Meanings

Verb

irritate or vex
to irritate; annoy; bother

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English irken (“to tire, grow weary”), from Old Norse yrkja (“to work”), from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną (“to work”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (“to work”). Cognate with Icelandic yrkja (“to compose”), Swedish yrka (“to urge, argue”), Old English wyrċan (“to work”). Doublet of work.

Synonyms

gall

Scrabble Score: 7

irk is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
irk is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
irk is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

irk is a valid Words With Friends word