Lacking

/ˈlækɪŋ/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:18 pts7 letters

Definition of Lacking

verb

To be without, to need, to require.
"My life lacks excitement."
To be short (of or for something).
"He'll never lack for company while he's got all that money."
To be in want.
To see the deficiency in (someone or something); to find fault with, to malign, reproach.

noun

The absence of something; a lack.

adjective

Missing or not having enough of (a good quality, etc).
"This cheese is lacking in pungency."
Not carrying a firearm.
"Are you packing or lacking?"

Anagrams of Lacking

Exact Anagrams

1 word using all 7 letters:

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "lacking":

7-LETTER WORDS

6-LETTER WORDS

caking calkin lacing laking

5-LETTER WORDS

acing algin align clang clank cling clink kiang liang ligan linac linga

4-LETTER WORDS

agin akin anil cain calk clag clan gain gink glia ilka kail kain kiln kina+11 more

3-LETTER WORDS

ail ain ani can cig gal gan

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+ccackling clacking

+hchalking hackling

+scalkings slacking

+ttackling talcking

Related Word Patterns

LA...Words starting with "la"...NGWords ending with "ng"All 7-letter words Unscramble "lacking"

Rhyming Words

aahing abandoning abashing abasing abating abbreviating abdicating abducing abducting abegging abetting abhorring abiding abjuring ablating+5 more

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