The word wicking is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • wicking v. Present participle of wick.
  • wicking n. The material of which wicks are made, especially a loosely braided or twisted cord or tape of cotton.
  • wicking n. (Physics) capillarity, capillary motion, capillary effect.

23 valid words from 3 definitions

ARE BRAIDED CAPILLARITY CAPILLARY CORD COTTON EFFECT ESPECIALLY LOOSELY MADE MATERIAL MOTION OF OR PARTICIPLE PHYSICS PRESENT TAPE THE TWISTED WHICH WICK WICKS

7 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

ICK IN ING KI KIN KING WICK

9 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

DICKING KICKING LICKING NICKING PICKING RICKING SICKING TICKING WINKING

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

WRICKING

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

WICKINGS

2 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

INWICKING OUTWICKING

2 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+R WRICKING
+S WICKINGS

One anagram minus one (New word formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-G INWICK

Scrabble scoring

  • 17 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 583536 chance.
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 6175756 chance.

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Categories without words

  • No words-in-word RTL (Word found written from right to left, inside the word.)
  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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