Scrabble & Words with friends points
- pick is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
- pick is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
- pick is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14
Definition of pick
- the quantity of a crop that is harvested (noun)
Examples
- he sent the first picking of berries to the market
- it was the biggest peach pick in years
Synonyms
- picking
- the person or thing chosen or selected (noun)
Examples
- he was my pick for mayor
Synonyms
- choice
- selection
- a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends (noun)
Examples
- they used picks and sledges to break the rocks
Synonyms
- pickax
- pickaxe
- pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion (verb)
Synonyms
- pluck
- plunk
- pay for something (verb)
Examples
- pick up the tab
- pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages
Synonyms
- foot
- look for and gather (verb)
Examples
- pick mushrooms
- pick flowers
Synonyms
- cull
- pluck
- the act of choosing or selecting (noun)
Examples
- you can take your pick
Synonyms
- choice
- option
- selection
- the best people or things in a group (noun)
Synonyms
- cream
- harass with constant criticism (verb)
Examples
- Don't always pick on your little brother
Synonyms
- blame
- find fault
- eat intermittently; take small bites of (verb)
Synonyms
- nibble
- piece
- remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits (verb)
Synonyms
- clean
- a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument (noun)
Synonyms
- plectron
- plectrum
- the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving (noun)
Synonyms
- filling
- weft
- woof
- attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example (verb)
Synonyms
- break up
- hit lightly with a picking motion (verb)
Synonyms
- beak
- peck
- a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body (noun)
Examples
- he was called for setting an illegal pick
- a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material (noun)
Examples
- he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks
- pilfer or rob (verb)
Examples
- pick pockets
- provoke (verb)
Examples
- pick a fight or a quarrel
- remove in small bits (verb)
Examples
- pick meat from a bone
- select carefully from a group (verb)
Examples
- She finally picked her successor
- He picked his way carefully
See definition of pick in Merriam Webster