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Wicking

w 4i 1c 3k 5i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

noun · 7 letters · Rare · form of wick

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

What does wicking mean?

noun

  1. any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action

    “the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it”

  2. a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame

    Synonymstaper

Definitions shown for wick, the base form of wicking.

Is WICKING 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 WICKING worth?

Scrabble

17 pts
w 4i 1c 3k 5i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

19 pts
w 4i 1c 4k 5i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

21 pts
w 5i 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 WICKING

Hooks for WICKING

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

Words that end like WICKING

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

All words ending in -ICKING

Wicking: quick answers

Is WICKING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. WICKING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 17 points before board bonuses.
How many points is WICKING worth?
WICKING scores 17 points in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends, 19 in Wordfeud and 21 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does wicking mean?
wicking is related to wick, which means “any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in WICKING?
You can make 20 shorter words from WICKING, such as INWICK, WICK, KIWI, WINK. See the full list.