8 letters · 18 points in Scrabble
adjective having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
originEtymology tree English screech Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English screechy From screech + -y.
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