kicking
Kicking can refer to a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics or the act of delivering a blow with the foot.
Length
7
Scrabble
18
WWF
21
Starts
KI
Ends
ING
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “KICKING” Mean?
/ˈkɪkɪŋ/
kicking has 2 documented senses across noun.
Noun
2 sensesa rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
“the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements”
“the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
7
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
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Definition
a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
Length
7 letters
Starts With
K
Ends With
G
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
Letters
K, I, C, K, I, N, G
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★KICKING has a Scrabble score of 18. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆KICKING is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆KICKING can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆KICKING contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCABDE
CV Pattern
CVCCVCC
Vowel Share
29%
Consonant Share
71%
Bigrams
KI, IC, CK, KI, IN, NG
Trigrams
KIC, ICK, CKI, KIN, ING
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