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hiking

/ˈhaɪkɪŋ/•noun

Hiking can refer to a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure.

1 meaning6 lettersScrabble 14

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

ING

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “HIKING” Mean?

/ˈhaɪkɪŋ/

hiking has 1 documented sense across noun.

Noun

1 sense

a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure

“she enjoys a hike in her spare time”

Synonyms

hike tramp

Synonyms for HIKING

hike tramp

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word hiking with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure

Length

6 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

H, I, K, I, N, G

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for hiking.

HIKING is a 6-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 14.

It starts with H and ends with G.

It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 33%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCBDE.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVCC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using hiking in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

HIKING has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

HIKING is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

HIKING can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

HIKING contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside hiking.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCBDE

CV Pattern

CVCVCC

Vowel Share

33%

Consonant Share

67%

Bigrams

HI, IK, KI, IN, NG

Trigrams

HIK, IKI, KIN, ING

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for hiking.

HIKING is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with H and ends with G, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.