Is LICKINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LICKINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LICKINGS mean?
Lickings is a form of LICKING.
- noun
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
“it was a narrow defeat”
- noun
the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 8
L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + K (5) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for LICKINGS
LICKINGS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of LICKINGS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from LICKINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sickling15
- slicking15
- licking14
- sicking14
- likings12
- silking12
- clinks12
- liking11
- skiing11
- clink11
- licks11
- nicks11
- slick11
- snick11
- slicing10
- ginks10
- kings10
- icks10
- lick10
- nick10
- sick10
- clings9
- icings9
- kilns9
- links9
- slink9
- gink9
- king9
- ick9
- cling8
- icing8
- ilks8
- inks8
- kiln8
- kins8
- link8
- silk8
- sink8
- skin8
- isling7
- cigs7
- ilk7
- ink7
- kin7
- kis7
- ski7
- lings6
- sigil6
- sling6
- cig6
- ki6
- gins5
- ling5
- sign5
- sing5
- cis5
- sic5
- lins4
- nils4
- nisi4
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