Picking
/ˈpɪkɪŋ/
Scrabble:16 ptsWWF:20 pts7 letters
Definition of Picking
verb
- To grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails.
"Don't pick at that scab."
- To harvest a fruit or vegetable for consumption by removing it from the plant to which it is attached; to harvest an entire plant by removing it from the ground.
"It's time to pick the tomatoes."
- To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to pluck.
"She picked flowers in the meadow."
- To take up; especially, to gather from here and there; to collect; to bring together.
"to pick rags"
- To remove something from somewhere with a pointed instrument, with the fingers, or with the teeth.
"to pick the teeth; to pick a bone; to pick a goose; to pick a pocket"
noun
- A gathering to pick fruit.
"We went to a strawberry picking last June."
- (usually pluralized) Items remaining after others have selected the best; scraps, as of food.
- (usually pluralized) Income or other gains, especially if obtained in an unscrupulous or objectionable manner.
- Something picked or pulled out.
"The schoolboy flicked his nose pickings across the classroom."
- The act of making a choice; selection.
Anagrams of Picking
Related Word Patterns
Synonyms & Antonyms
SYNONYMS
Letter Values
p3
i1
c3
k5
i1
n1
g2
Total: 16 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Picking
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 "Picking"
Picking is a 7-letter word that scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Picking" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "picking" is a high-scoring word.