PICKET — 6 letter word
picket
The word picket has 6 letters: P, I, C, K, E, T. It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake".
6 letter word "picket": P I C K E T — noun
Scrabble score: 14 Words With Friends score: 16
Letter analysis of picket
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| K | 1 | Consonant | 5 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
2 vowels, 4 consonants, 6 unique letters
Definition of picket
noun
- a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake Synonyms: piquet
- a wooden strip forming part of a fence Synonyms: pale
- a vehicle performing sentinel duty
- a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
- a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event Synonyms: watch, lookout, spotter, lookout man, sentinel
- a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work
verb
- fasten with a picket "picket the goat"
- serve as pickets or post pickets "picket a business to protest the layoffs"
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