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Words from letters LICKING

From the letters LICKING, you can form as many as 26 words - Check which ones

7 letter words:

  • licking14

6 letter words:

  • liking11
What words can be composed of letters LICKING

5 letter words:

  • clink11
  • likin9
  • cling8
  • icing8

4 letter words:

  • lick10
  • nick10
  • gink9
  • king9
  • kiln8
  • link8
  • ling5

3 letter words:

  • ick9
  • ilk7
  • ink7
  • kin7
  • cig6
  • gin4
  • lig4
  • lin3
  • nil3

2 letter words:

  • ki6
  • gi3
  • in2
  • li2

LICKING - Questions and Answers (FAQ)

Exploring the Word "LICKING"

The word "licking" is a present participle form of the verb "lick." In this context, it can refer to the action of passing the tongue over something, typically to moisten, taste, or consume it. Additionally, "licking" can be used informally to describe a thorough defeat or thrashing, often in a competitive context.

In the game of Scrabble, "licking" can be a valuable word to have in your arsenal. With a total of 13 points (including the 50-point bonus for using all seven tiles in one turn), "licking" offers a decent score potential. The presence of two Cs and two Ks can also make it a useful word when you have such high-value tiles in your rack that might be challenging to play otherwise. Additionally, the -ING suffix can be handy for creating longer words by adding onto existing tiles on the board.

So, next time you are playing Scrabble and have the letters L-I-C-K-I-N-G at your disposal, consider playing the word "licking" for a respectable score and positioning yourself for future plays with its versatile letter combination.

What are the longest words that can be formed from the letters LICKING?

The longest word that can be formed from the letters LICKING is the word Licking. Number of letters: 7.
The second longest word is the word Liking. Number of letters: 6.

What anagrams can be formed from the word LICKING?

Unfortunately, in English, there is no word that is an anagram of the word Licking.

How many points in Scrabble can we earn for the words formed from the letters L,I,C,K,I,N,G?

The highest-scoring word that can be formed from the letters LICKING is the word Licking. The number of points that can be earned for it is: 14.The second highest-scoring word is the word Clink. The possible number of points is: 11.

How many letters does the word LICKING have? How many vowels and consonants does it have?

Word Licking - number of letters: 7. The word Licking contains vowels. The number of vowels is: 2. The list of vowels present in this word is: I, I. The word Licking contains consonants. The number of consonants is: 5. The list of consonants present in this word is: C, G, K, L, N.

How to properly pronounce the word LICKING?


Letter Analysis - word LICKING

The word LICKING, after removing repeating characters, consists of the letters: C, G, I, K, L, N. Below, we will analyze each one of them.

The letter C in the word LICKING

Words that start with the letter C
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 1 0,0
3 48 0,2
4 307 1,3
5 888 3,7
6 1756 7,3
7 2771 11,5
8 3578 14,8
9 3737 15,5
10 3344 13,9
11 2724 11,3
12 2069 8,6
13 1417 5,9
14 904 3,7
15 576 2,4
Words ending with the letter C
Number of letters The number of words [%]
3 25 0,4
4 39 0,6
5 124 2,1
6 291 4,8
7 465 7,7
8 749 12,5
9 874 14,6
10 985 16,4
11 945 15,7
12 704 11,7
13 422 7,0
14 248 4,1
15 133 2,2
Occurrences of the letter C in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter C The number of words [%]
0 183088 68,4
1 72018 26,9
2 11766 4,4
3 836 0,3
4 43 0,0

The letter G in the word LICKING

Words that start with the letter G
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 3 0,0
3 59 0,7
4 269 3,0
5 608 6,8
6 997 11,2
7 1382 15,5
8 1420 15,9
9 1291 14,5
10 1039 11,7
11 778 8,7
12 490 5,5
13 305 3,4
14 184 2,1
15 89 1,0
Words ending with the letter G
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 2 0,0
3 72 0,4
4 138 0,7
5 135 0,7
6 665 3,4
7 2263 11,7
8 2917 15,0
9 3347 17,2
10 3192 16,4
11 2800 14,4
12 1948 10,0
13 1117 5,8
14 523 2,7
15 303 1,6
Occurrences of the letter G in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter G The number of words [%]
0 206889 77,3
1 54449 20,3
2 5814 2,2
3 564 0,2
4 34 0,0
5 1 0,0

The letter I in the word LICKING

Words that start with the letter I
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 6 0,1
3 26 0,3
4 69 0,7
5 157 1,7
6 375 4,0
7 651 6,9
8 957 10,2
9 1232 13,1
10 1358 14,5
11 1341 14,3
12 1192 12,7
13 921 9,8
14 611 6,5
15 494 5,3
Words ending with the letter I
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 14 0,9
3 32 2,2
4 145 9,8
5 253 17,2
6 270 18,3
7 255 17,3
8 195 13,2
9 140 9,5
10 93 6,3
11 38 2,6
12 21 1,4
13 13 0,9
14 5 0,3
Occurrences of the letter I in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter I The number of words [%]
0 107284 40,1
1 111312 41,6
2 39717 14,8
3 8146 3,0
4 1170 0,4
5 113 0,0
6 9 0,0

The letter K in the word LICKING

Words that start with the letter K
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 4 0,1
3 39 1,2
4 201 6,4
5 353 11,3
6 496 15,8
7 555 17,7
8 499 15,9
9 383 12,2
10 258 8,2
11 162 5,2
12 94 3,0
13 46 1,5
14 24 0,8
15 17 0,5
Words ending with the letter K
Number of letters The number of words [%]
3 33 1,5
4 273 12,4
5 244 11,1
6 183 8,3
7 402 18,3
8 475 21,6
9 357 16,2
10 157 7,1
11 58 2,6
12 13 0,6
13 7 0,3
Occurrences of the letter K in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter K The number of words [%]
0 246885 92,2
1 19693 7,4
2 1139 0,4
3 32 0,0
4 2 0,0

The letter L in the word LICKING

Words that start with the letter L
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 3 0,0
3 58 0,8
4 273 3,6
5 551 7,2
6 893 11,7
7 1141 14,9
8 1239 16,2
9 1100 14,4
10 842 11,0
11 656 8,6
12 407 5,3
13 223 2,9
14 167 2,2
15 83 1,1
Words ending with the letter L
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 2 0,0
3 37 0,4
4 251 3,0
5 465 5,5
6 805 9,6
7 971 11,6
8 1210 14,4
9 1076 12,8
10 952 11,3
11 858 10,2
12 683 8,1
13 547 6,5
14 330 3,9
15 214 2,5
Occurrences of the letter L in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter L The number of words [%]
0 162123 60,5
1 85451 31,9
2 18253 6,8
3 1788 0,7
4 136 0,1

The letter N in the word LICKING

Words that start with the letter N
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 5 0,1
3 50 0,8
4 160 2,6
5 317 5,1
6 467 7,5
7 661 10,7
8 762 12,3
9 878 14,1
10 789 12,7
11 648 10,4
12 537 8,7
13 428 6,9
14 295 4,8
15 208 3,4
Words ending with the letter N
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 5 0,0
3 82 0,7
4 252 2,2
5 512 4,4
6 1196 10,2
7 1431 12,3
8 1552 13,3
9 1423 12,2
10 1164 10,0
11 1114 9,5
12 982 8,4
13 891 7,6
14 646 5,5
15 421 3,6
Occurrences of the letter N in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter N The number of words [%]
0 137492 51,4
1 100778 37,6
2 25878 9,7
3 3322 1,2
4 268 0,1
5 13 0,0

The number of letters in the word LICKING: 7

Below we present the statistics of the occurrence of other 7-letter words in English. Analysis by first and last letter

Compilation of 7-letter words, sorted by the first letter
The first letter in the word The number of words [%]
A 1767 5,4
B 2290 7,0
C 2771 8,4
D 1754 5,3
E 1169 3,6
F 1421 4,3
G 1382 4,2
H 1186 3,6
I 651 2,0
J 430 1,3
K 555 1,7
L 1141 3,5
M 1818 5,5
N 661 2,0
O 842 2,6
P 2524 7,7
Q 174 0,5
R 1837 5,6
S 3843 11,7
T 1937 5,9
U 858 2,6
V 547 1,7
W 959 2,9
X 26 0,1
Y 167 0,5
Z 199 0,6
Summary of words with 7 letters, according to the letter they end with
The last letter in the word The number of words [%]
A 935 2,8
B 33 0,1
C 465 1,4
D 3497 10,6
E 3501 10,6
F 68 0,2
G 2263 6,9
H 550 1,7
I 255 0,8
K 402 1,2
L 971 3,0
M 458 1,4
N 1431 4,3
O 265 0,8
P 198 0,6
Q 2 0,0
R 2764 8,4
S 11036 33,5
T 1781 5,4
U 59 0,2
V 1 0,0
W 96 0,3
X 103 0,3
Y 1752 5,3
Z 23 0,1

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