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Licks

/lɪks/

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:13 pts5 letters
Definition of Licks

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 Licks

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "licks":

slick

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+cclicks
+esickle
+fflicks
+kklicks
+nclinks
+sslicks
+ysickly
Related Word Patterns
LI...Words starting with "li"...KSWords ending with "ks"All 5-letter wordsUnscramble "licks"
Letter Values
l1
i1
c3
k5
s1

Total: 11 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Licks
aardvarksabelmosksafterdecksaftershocksairchecksairparksalmanacksalpenstocksamberjacksamoksamtracksamucks
Related 5-Letter Words
laarilabellabialaborlabralacedlacerlaceslaceylacksladedladenladerladesladle

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 "Licks"

Licks is a 5-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "licks" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Licks" in Word Games

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