Picket
/ˈpɪkɪt/
Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:16 pts6 letters
Definition of Picket
noun
- A stake driven into the ground.
"a picket fence"
- A type of punishment by which an offender had to rest his or her entire body weight on the top of a small stake.
- A tool in mountaineering that is driven into the snow and used as an anchor or to arrest falls.
- One of the soldiers or troops placed on a line forward of a position to warn against an enemy advance; or any unit (for example, an aircraft or ship) performing a similar function.
- (sometimes figurative) A sentry.
verb
- To protest, organized by a labour union, typically in front of the location of employment.
- To enclose or fortify with pickets or pointed stakes.
- To tether to, or as if to, a picket.
"to picket a horse"
- To guard, as a camp or road, by an outlying picket.
- To torture by forcing to stand with one foot on a pointed stake.
Anagrams of Picket
Letter Values
p3
i1
c3
k5
e1
t1
Total: 14 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Picket
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 "Picket"
Picket is a 6-letter word that scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Picket" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "picket" is a medium-scoring word.