LICK is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LICK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LICK?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LICK is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LICK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LICK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LICK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does LICK mean in Scrabble?
verb
To pass the tongue over something.
Lick meaning to defeat is eighteenth-century and probably comes from the idea of a beating. A lick in music is a short phrase, and that sense is American and belongs to jazz.
How LICK is used
Licked, licking. Also a noun.
- The cat licked the plate and moved it across the floor.
- The word lick for defeating is eighteenth-century.
- A lick in music is a short phrase and American.
- They licked the problem in a fortnight.
- A salt lick is where animals go for minerals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LICK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LICK
16 longer words begin with LICK.
Words ending in LICK
19 words end in LICK. Useful as a back hook: play LICK onto a word already on the board.
Words with LICK inside
Showing 24 of 113 words that contain LICK somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LICK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LICK
Common questions about LICK
- Is LICK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LICK, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LICK worth?
- LICK is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LICK mean?
- To pass the tongue over something.
- What letters can be added to LICK?
- LICK takes 5 hooks: 4 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LICK:
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