Anagrams of: BCEEKT

• (nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship

• (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170)

• a beckoning gesture

• (obsolete except Britain) An addition.

• A small stand on which a beehive is placed.

• A spacer put between or over or under hive parts to make more space: see http//www.dave-cushman.net/bee/eke.html

• Chiefly in the form eke out: to add to, to augment; to increase; to lengthen.

• Also; in addition to.

• To produce a high-pitched squeal, as in fear or trepidation.

• Representing a scream or shriek (especially in comic strips and books).

• Expressing (sometimes mock) fear or surprise.

• Representing the shrill vocal sound of a mouse, rat, or monkey.

• Face

• Also

• biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop

• round red root vegetable

• the money risked on a gamble

• the act of gambling

• maintain with or as if with a bet

• stake on the outcome of an issue

• have faith or confidence in

• any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

• a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions