sheik

sheik is a 5-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The head of an Arab family, or of a clan or a tribe; also, the chief magistrate of an Arab village. The name is also applied to Mohammedan ecclesiastics of a high grade. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 11 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The head of an Arab family, or of a clan or a tribe; also, the chief magistrate of an Arab village. The name is also applied to Mohammedan ecclesiastics of a high grade.
2. noun. a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

   Synonyms: beau, clotheshorse, dandy, dude, fop, gallant, swell

3. noun. the leader of an Arab village or family

   Synonyms: sheikh

Synonyms

beau, clotheshorse, dandy, dude, fop, gallant, swell, sheikh

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in sheik:

hikes

Common word forms

sheiks, sheikly

Words from these letters

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