LEKKING is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. LEKKING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEKKING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEKKING is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEKKING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lekkingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEKKING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LEKKING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| k | 2 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. LEKKING needs 1 blank tile.
What does LEKKING mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The behaviour of males gathering at a display ground to compete for the attention of females in the breeding season.
Lekking is best known from birds such as the black grouse and the sage grouse, whose males strut, call and spread their feathers in a shared arena. The females then wander through and choose a mate, so a few males get most of the success.
How LEKKING is used
Biologists write about lekking when describing mating displays held at a communal site.
- The documentary showed lekking in a meadow at dawn.
- Lekking begins in early spring and lasts several weeks.
- Researchers counted the males taking part in lekking each morning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEKKING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LEKKING
1 longer words begin with LEKKING.
Shorter words from the letters in LEKKING
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Common questions about LEKKING
- Is LEKKING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEKKING, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEKKING worth?
- LEKKING is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEKKING mean?
- The behaviour of males gathering at a display ground to compete for the attention of females in the breeding season.
- What letters can be added to LEKKING?
- LEKKING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LEKKING:
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