LIKEN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LIKEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIKEN?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIKEN is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIKEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
likensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIKEN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LIKEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does LIKEN mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To describe or compare one thing as similar to another, often through simile or metaphor.
Writers liken one thing to another to make an idea easier to picture, as when a critic likens a stormy sea to a raging animal. The comparison in liken is usually explicit, marked by a word such as to, unlike a metaphor that merges two things without saying so directly. People also liken abstract situations to familiar ones simply to explain them more clearly.
How LIKEN is used
Liken is somewhat formal and appears more often in writing than in casual speech.
- Critics often liken his early novels to fairy tales gone wrong.
- She liked to liken heartbreak to a slow-healing wound.
- The coach would liken losing a game to losing a battle.
- He likens the city's skyline to a forest of glass and steel.
- It's tempting to liken the internet to a modern library.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIKEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LIKEN
The 5 tiles of LIKEN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LIKEN
5 longer words begin with LIKEN.
Words ending in LIKEN
1 words end in LIKEN. Useful as a back hook: play LIKEN onto a word already on the board.
Words with LIKEN inside
20 words contain LIKEN in the middle. Words that start with LIKEN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LIKEN
Common questions about LIKEN
- Is LIKEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIKEN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIKEN worth?
- LIKEN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIKEN mean?
- To describe or compare one thing as similar to another, often through simile or metaphor.
- What letters can be added to LIKEN?
- LIKEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LIKEN:
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