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Panicced or panicked?

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Correct spelling: panicked. Misspelling: panicced.

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Memory tip

Panic adds a K before -ed so the C keeps its hard sound, like picnicked.

Why people write “panicced”

The misspelling “panicced” is only one letter off: it uses C in place of K; the two letters can sound alike here.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make panicked automatic.

What does “panicked” mean?

panicked adjective

  1. thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation

    “became panicky as the snow deepened”

    Synonyms:panickyterrifiedfrightened

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Panicked” in a sentence

  • He panicked when he lost his passport.
  • Became panicky as the snow deepened.

Is “panicked” a playable word?

p 3a 1n 1i 1c 3k 5e 1d 2

17 points in Scrabble · 20 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“panicced” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from PANICKED.

Panicked: quick answers

Is it panicced or panicked?
The correct spelling is panicked. “panicced” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell panicked?
Panic adds a K before -ed so the C keeps its hard sound, like picnicked.
What does panicked mean?
Panicked means: thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation.