Booking
/ˈbʊkɪŋ/
Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:17 pts7 letters
Definition of Booking
verb
- To reserve (something) for future use.
"I can book tickets for the concert next week."
- To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.
"They booked that message from the hill"
- (law enforcement) To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action.
"The police booked him for driving too fast."
- To issue with a caution, usually a yellow card, or a red card if a yellow card has already been issued.
- To travel very fast.
"He was really booking, until he passed the speed trap."
noun
- The act or process of writing something down in a book or books, e.g. in accounting.
- A reservation for a service, such as accommodation in an hotel.
- The engagement of a performer for a particular performance.
- The issuing of a caution which is usually written down in a book, and results in a yellow card or (after two bookings) a red card, that is to say, the player is sent from the field of play.
- The process of photographing, fingerprinting and recording the identifying data of a suspect following arrest.
Anagrams of Booking
Related Word Patterns
Letter Values
b3
o1
o1
k5
i1
n1
g2
Total: 14 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Booking
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 "Booking"
Booking is a 7-letter word that scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Booking" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "booking" is a medium-scoring word.