Is PICKETING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PICKETING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PICKETING mean?
Picketing is a form of PICKET.
- noun
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
- noun
a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
- verb
serve as pickets or post pickets
“picket a business to protest the layoffs”
- verb
fasten with a picket
“picket the goat”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + I (1) + C (3) + K (5) + E (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for PICKETING
PICKETING has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from PICKETING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pecking16
- picking16
- nitpick15
- ticking14
- picket14
- kinetic13
- piking13
- piecing12
- pinkie12
- gepik12
- peck12
- pick12
- kiting11
- pekin11
- geck11
- incept10
- pectin10
- eking10
- kepi10
- kept10
- neck10
- nick10
- pike10
- piki10
- pink10
- tick10
- citing9
- pieing9
- gink9
- king9
- ick9
- kep9
- kip9
- incite8
- pinite8
- tiepin8
- genic8
- genip8
- icing8
- piing8
- epic8
- kent8
- kine8
- kite8
- knit8
- pice8
- tike8
- tiki8
- keg8
- ignite7
- tieing7
- inept7
- ping7
- cep7
- ink7
- ken7
- kin7
- kit7
- pec7
- pic7
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