chirk

Meanings

Verb

make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird
To become happier.
To make happier.
To make the sound of a bird; to chirp.

Adj

lively; cheerful; in good spirits

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English chirken, cherken, charken, from Old English ċearcian (“to chatter, creak, crash”), from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn, from Proto-Germanic *krakċną (“to make a sound, crack”). Doublet of chark. Related also to crake, crack.

Scrabble Score: 14

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

Words With Friends Score: 14

chirk is a valid Words With Friends word