Pickles

/ˈpɪkəlz/

Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:18 pts7 letters
Definition of Pickles

noun

  1. A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.

    "A pickle goes well with a hamburger."

  2. (often in the plural) Any vegetable preserved in vinegar and consumed as relish.
  3. The brine used for preserving food.

    "This tub is filled with the pickle that we will put the small cucumbers into."

  4. A difficult situation; peril.

    "The climber found himself in a pickle when one of the rocks broke off."

  5. A mildly mischievous loved one.

verb

  1. To preserve food (or sometimes other things) in a salt, sugar or vinegar solution.

    "These cucumbers pickle very well."

  2. To remove high-temperature scale and oxidation from metal with heated (often sulphuric) industrial acid.

    "The crew will pickle the fittings in the morning."

  3. (in the Python programming language) To serialize.
  4. To pour brine over a person after flogging them, as a method of punishment.

verb

  1. To eat sparingly.
  2. To pilfer.
Anagrams of Pickles

No exact anagrams found for "pickles". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

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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 "Pickles"

Pickles is a 7-letter word that scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Pickles" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "pickles" is a high-scoring word.