Is PICKINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PICKINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PICKINGS mean?
- noun
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
“the pickings were easy”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + I (1) + C (3) + K (5) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 17 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 PICKINGS
PICKINGS 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 PICKINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- picking16
- pigskin14
- sicking14
- spiking14
- piking13
- picks13
- spicing12
- pick12
- skiing11
- nicks11
- pikis11
- pinks11
- snick11
- ginks10
- kings10
- icks10
- kips10
- nick10
- piki10
- pink10
- sick10
- skip10
- icings9
- siping9
- gink9
- king9
- ick9
- kip9
- icing8
- piing8
- pings8
- inks8
- kins8
- pics8
- sink8
- skin8
- cigs7
- gips7
- pigs7
- ping7
- ink7
- kin7
- kis7
- pic7
- ski7
- nips6
- pins6
- snip6
- spin6
- cig6
- gip6
- pig6
- ki6
- gins5
- sign5
- sing5
- cis5
- nip5
- pin5
- pis5
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