Scrabble Dictionary

Check if your word is playable in Scrabble.

  1. Home
  2. Dictionary
  3. Word

Yes, lick is playable

...and is worth 12 points.

Found in the following dictionaries

Enable (Words with friends)
SOWPODS (Collins Scrabble Words)
OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)

"Lick" Definition

noun

A deposit of exposed natural salt that is licked by passing animals.
A sudden hard stroke; a blow.
An amount obtained by licking: a lick of ice cream.
An attempt; a try.
Informal Speed; pace: moving along at a good lick.

idiom

Lick and a promise A superficial effort made without care or enthusiasm.
Lick into shape Informal To bring into satisfactory condition or appearance.

verb-transitive

Slang To get the better of; defeat: licked her weight problem.
Slang To punish with a beating; thrash.
To lap or flicker at like a tongue: The waves licked the sides of the boat.
To lap up.
To pass the tongue over or along: lick a stamp.

verb-intransitive

To pass or lap quickly and rapidly: The flames licked at our feet.

verb

To draw the tongue over.
To flicker over like a tongue.
To take into the mouth with the tongue .
To strike repeatedly .
To get the better of .

Recent Articles

Word Lists