Pricking

/ˈpɹɪkɪŋ/

Scrabble:17 ptsWWF:21 pts8 letters
Definition of Pricking

verb

  1. To pierce or puncture slightly.

    "John hardly felt the needle prick his arm when the adept nurse drew blood."

  2. To form by piercing or puncturing.

    "to prick a pattern for embroidery"

  3. To mark or denote by a puncture; to designate by pricking; to choose; to mark.
  4. To mark the surface of (something) with pricks or dots; especially, to trace a ship’s course on (a chart).
  5. To run a middle seam through the cloth of a sail.

noun

  1. The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point.
  2. A sensation that pricks.

    "the prickings of conscience"

  3. The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness.
  4. A nicking.
  5. The mark or trace left by a hare's foot; a prick.
Anagrams of Pricking

No exact anagrams found for "pricking". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

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Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Pricking"

Pricking is a 8-letter word that scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Pricking" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "pricking" is a high-scoring word.