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Lick

/lɪk/

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:12 pts4 letters
Definition of Lick

noun

  1. The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.

    "The cat gave its fur a lick."

  2. The amount of some substance obtainable with a single lick.

    "Give me a lick of ice cream."

  3. A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue.

    "a lick of paint"

  4. A place where animals lick minerals from the ground.

    "The birds gathered at the clay lick."

  5. A small watercourse or ephemeral stream. It ranks between a rill and a stream.

    "We used to play in the lick."

verb

  1. To stroke with the tongue.

    "The cat licked its fur."

  2. To lap; to take in with the tongue.

    "She licked the last of the honey off the spoon before washing it."

  3. To beat with repeated blows.
  4. To defeat decisively, particularly in a fight.

    "My dad can lick your dad."

  5. To overcome.

    "I think I can lick this."

Anagrams of Lick

No exact anagrams found for "lick". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "lick" and rearranging:

+cclick
+fflick
+kklick
+nclink
+slicksslick
Related Word Patterns
LI...Words starting with "li"...CKWords ending with "ck"All 4-letter wordsUnscramble "lick"
Letter Values
l1
i1
c3
k5

Total: 10 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Lick
abackacockafterdeckaftershockaircheckairsickalackalmanackalpenstockamberjackamtrackamuck
Related 4-Letter Words
labslacelacklacslacyladeladsladylagslaiclaidlainlairlakelakh

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Lick"

Lick is a 4-letter word that scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Lick" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "lick" is a medium-scoring word.