lick
Lick can refer to a salt deposit that animals regularly lick, touching with the tongue, or (boxing) a blow with the fist. As a verb, lick can mean to beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight, find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of, or pass the tongue over.
Length
4
Scrabble
10
WWF
12
Starts
LI
Ends
ICK
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “LICK” Mean?
/lɪk/
lick has 7 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
3 sensesVerb
4 sensestake up with the tongue
“The cat lapped up the milk”
“the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
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Definition
a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
Length
4 letters
Starts With
L
Ends With
K
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Letters
L, I, C, K
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆LICK has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆LICK is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆LICK can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆LICK uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCD
CV Pattern
CVCC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
LI, IC, CK
Trigrams
LIC, ICK
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