Definition of buckling

"buckling" in the verb sense

1. buckle, clasp

fasten with a buckle or buckles

2. buckle, crumple

fold or collapse

"His knees buckled"

3. heave, buckle, warp

bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat

"The highway buckled during the heat wave"

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Quotations for buckling

Here's such a plague every morning, with buckling shoes, gartering, combing and powdering. [ Farquhar ]

buckling in Scrabble®

The word buckling is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters buckling:

BUCKLING
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (3 words)

bucking, bulking, lucking

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word buckling

BUCKLING
(198)
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(162)
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(132)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In buckling

BUCKLING
(198)
BUCKLING
(162)
BUCKLING
(132)
BUCKING
(114 = 64 + 50)
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(113 = 63 + 50)
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buckling in Words With Friends™

The word buckling is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 23

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters buckling:

BUCKLING
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (3 words)

bucking, bulking, lucking

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word buckling

BUCKLING
(198)
BUCKLING
(162)
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(117)
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(111)
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(108)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In buckling

BUCKLING
(198)
BUCKLING
(162)
BUCKING
(146 = 111 + 35)
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(140 = 105 + 35)
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BUCKLING
(117)
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(108)
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(105)
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CLUNK
(75)
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(75)
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BLINK
(72)
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Words within the letters of buckling

2 letter words in buckling (3 words)

3 letter words in buckling (16 words)

4 letter words in buckling (15 words)

5 letter words in buckling (7 words)

6 letter words in buckling (3 words)

7 letter words in buckling (3 words)

8 letter words in buckling (1 word)

buckling + 2 blanks (4 words)

Words containing the sequence buckling

Words that start with buckling (1 word)

Words with buckling in them (2 words)

Words that end with buckling (5 words)

Word Growth involving buckling

Shorter words in buckling

buck

in

Longer words containing buckling

parbuckling

rebuckling

swashbuckling swashbucklings

unbuckling