seek: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 8 letter points · starts with S · ends with K
Meaning of seek
verb
- ambitransitive
To try to find; to look for; to search for.
Example: I seek wisdom.
- transitive
To try to acquire or gain; to strive after.
Example: I sought my fortune on the goldfields.
- transitive
To try to reach or come to (a location).
Example: When the alarm went off I sought the exit in a panic.
- intransitive
To attempt, to try [with infinitive ‘to do something’].
Example: Our company does not seek to limit its employees from using the internet or engaging in social networking.
Listed forms: seeks, seeking, sought, seeked, glossary.
Source: Wiktionary — seek.
noun
The operation of navigating through a stream.
Listed forms: seeks, seech, seeke.
Source: Wiktionary — seek.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for seek.
verb
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
- search
- look for
verb
make an effort or attempt
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is seek in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of seek
S(1) + E(1) + E(1) + K(5) = 8 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of seek
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from seek
5 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in seek. Showing up to 24, longest first.