HITCHHIKING

11 letters 27 Scrabble points

Definition of HITCHHIKING

verb
  1. To try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road, generally by either sticking out one's finger or thumb or holding a sign with one's stated destination.

  2. To be carried along with something else, for example Genetic Hitchhiking where a gene is propagated because it occurs in conjunction with a favourable mutation, or Cultural Hitchhiking where a cultural trait spreads with a technologically advanced population.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters H I T C H H I K I N G
Length 11 letters
Scrabble Score 27 points