Is LICKS a word?
LICKS is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends, has 5 letters, and can be rearranged into 1 other word, plus 13 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, LICKS is a valid word.
What does licks mean?
LICKS is an inflected form of lick.
noun: a salt deposit that animals regularly lick.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
LICKS: word details
- Pronunciation: LIHKS (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 5 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 12,578 5-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 11 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 13 points on the tiles.
- Wordle: five letters, so LICKS works as a Wordle guess or answer.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Anagrams of licks
Shorter words inside licks
Words you can make from the letters of licks.
Solve a whole rack, not just LICKS
LICKS is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does LICKS mean?
LICKS is an inflected form of lick and is a noun. It means: a salt deposit that animals regularly lick.
Is LICKS a valid word?
Yes, LICKS is a valid word. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.