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Picknicking or picnicking?

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Correct spelling: picnicking. Misspelling: picknicking.

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Memory tip

Picnic adds a K before -ing so the C stays hard: picnic-K-ing.

Why people write “picknicking”

The misspelling “picknicking” is only one letter off: it adds an extra letter, K.

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 picnicking automatic.

“Picnicking” in a sentence

  • We spent Sunday picnicking by the lake.

Is “picnicking” a playable word?

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

21 points in Scrabble · 27 in Words With Friends

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

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

Picnicking: quick answers

Is it picknicking or picnicking?
The correct spelling is picnicking. “picknicking” 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 picnicking?
Picnic adds a K before -ing so the C stays hard: picnic-K-ing.
Why do people write picknicking?
The misspelling “picknicking” is only one letter off: it adds an extra letter, K.