What it means
- (verb) To put (something) into a pocket.
- (verb) To cause a ball to go into one of the pockets of the table; to complete a shot.
- (verb) To take and keep (something, especially money that is not one's own). “Record executives pocketed most of the young singer's earnings.”
- (verb) To shoplift; to steal. “The thief was caught on camera pocketing the diamond.”
- (verb) To put up with; to bear without complaint.
- (noun) Material used for making pockets for clothing.
- (noun) A structure resembling a pocket or pouch.
Letter analysis
- Pocketing contains 9 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 9 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 18.
Sub-words
- pecking
- pocking
- cogent
- coking
- coping
- notice
- opting
- pectin
- picket
- pigeon
- poetic
- poking
- toeing
- toking
- eking
- gecko
- inept
- ingot
- opine
- optic
- pinto
- piton
- point
- tinge
- token
- tonic
- topic
- cent
- cite
- coin
- coke
- cone
- conk
- cont
- cope
- cote
- epic
- gent
- gone
- gonk
- icon
- ikon
- into
- kept
- keto
- king
- kite
- knit
- knot
- neck
- nice
- nick
- nite
- nope
- note
- oink
- once
- open
Related words
Other 9-letter words
- aardvarks
- abandoned
- abasement
- abatement
- abattoirs
- abdicated
- abdicates
- abdominal
- abductees
- abducting
- abduction
- abductors
- abhorrent
- abhorring
- abilities
- ablatives
- ablutions
- abnegated
Words starting with POC
- pock
- pocked
- pocketbook
- pocketbooks
- pocketed
- pocketful
- pocketfuls
- pocketknife
- pocketknives
- pockets
- pocking
- pockmark
- pockmarked
- pockmarking
- pockmarks
- pocks
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Words ending with ING
Common questions
What does Pocketing mean?
To put (something) into a pocket.
How many letters are in Pocketing?
Pocketing has 9 letters.
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