Definitions for Viking

Viking Vi·king

Spelling: [vahy-king]
IPA: /ˈvaɪ kɪŋ/

Viking is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 41 anagrams from letters in Viking (giiknv).

Definitions for Viking

noun

  1. any of the Scandinavian pirates who plundered the coasts of Europe from the 8th to 10th centuries.
  2. a sea-roving bandit; pirate.
  3. a Scandinavian.
  4. U.S. Aerospace. one of a series of space probes that obtained scientific information about Mars.

Origin of Viking

1800-10; Scandinavian; compare Old Norse vīkingr; compare Old English wīcing pirate; etymology disputed

Examples for Viking

The economic recovery in Europe, contends Winroth, “was during the Viking Age.”

Often fared he as a merchant, but upon occasion as a Viking.

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The Viking had sent a herald on before, to announce his coming at Odin's court.

Viking ships sailed all the seas and made harbor in every river.

Tomorrow, we go for a tour of Viking, first thing in the morning.

While things had picked up by the height of the Viking era in the 9th and 10th centuries, two things were holding the region back.

“This was a Viking area where they settled and traded,” said Campbell.

The shields of Harald's warriors had dents from Viking blows.

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Word Value for Viking
Scrable

14

Words with friends

17

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