Skip to content
ZWordFinderZ

Dictionary

Pecking

p 3e 1c 3k 5i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 7 letters · Common · present participle of peck

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does pecking mean?

verb

  1. hit lightly with a picking motion

    Synonymspickbeak

  2. eat by pecking at, like a bird

    Synonymspick up

  3. kiss lightly

    Synonymssmack

  4. eat like a bird

    “The anorexic girl just picks at her food”

    Synonymspick atpeck at

  5. bother persistently with trivial complaints

    “She nags her husband all day long”

    Synonymsnag

Definitions shown for peck, the base form of pecking.

Is PECKING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is PECKING worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
p 3e 1c 3k 5i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

20 pts
p 4e 1c 4k 5i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

19 pts
p 4e 1c 4k 5i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

19 pts
p 3e 1c 3k 6i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in PECKING

Hooks for PECKING

Add one letter to the front or back of PECKING to make another word.

Front hooks

Back hooks

Words that end like PECKING

Common words that share the ending -ECKING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

All words ending in -ECKING

Pecking: quick answers

Is PECKING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PECKING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PECKING worth?
PECKING scores 16 points in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends, 19 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does pecking mean?
pecking is the present participle of peck, which means “hit lightly with a picking motion”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PECKING?
You can make 61 shorter words from PECKING, such as PECK, PICK, GECK, PEKIN. See the full list.