Pickle
/ˈpɪkl̩/
Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:17 pts6 letters
Definition of Pickle
noun
- A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.
"A pickle goes well with a hamburger."
- (often in the plural) Any vegetable preserved in vinegar and consumed as relish.
- The brine used for preserving food.
"This tub is filled with the pickle that we will put the small cucumbers into."
- A difficult situation; peril.
"The climber found himself in a pickle when one of the rocks broke off."
- A mildly mischievous loved one.
verb
- To preserve food (or sometimes other things) in a salt, sugar or vinegar solution.
"These cucumbers pickle very well."
- To remove high-temperature scale and oxidation from metal with heated (often sulphuric) industrial acid.
"The crew will pickle the fittings in the morning."
- (in the Python programming language) To serialize.
- To pour brine over a person after flogging them, as a method of punishment.
Anagrams of Pickle
Letter Values
p3
i1
c3
k5
l1
e1
Total: 14 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Pickle
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 "Pickle"
Pickle is a 6-letter word that scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Pickle" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "pickle" is a medium-scoring word.