Is LICKS a Wordle Word?

Yes. LICKS is a valid Wordle word.

It is not on the Wordle answer list, so it is unlikely to be a daily answer.

Plurals ending in S are almost never chosen as Wordle answers.

What does LICKS mean?

/lɪks/

The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.“The cat gave its fur a lick.”
The amount of some substance obtainable with a single lick.“Give me a lick of ice cream.”
A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue.“a lick of paint”

8 more noun definitions

A place where animals lick minerals from the ground.“The birds gathered at the clay lick.”
A small watercourse or ephemeral stream. It ranks between a rill and a stream.“We used to play in the lick.”
A stroke or blow.“Hit that wedge a good lick with the sledgehammer.”
A small amount; a whit.“I didn't do a lick of work today.”
An attempt at something.
A short motif.“There are some really good blues licks in this solo.”
A rate of speed. (Always qualified by good, fair, or a similar adjective.)“The bus was travelling at a good lick when it swerved and left the road.”
An act of cunnilingus.“You up for a lick tonight?”

To stroke with the tongue.“The cat licked its fur.”
To lap; to take in with the tongue.“She licked the last of the honey off the spoon before washing it.”
To beat with repeated blows.

5 more verb definitions

Definition from Wiktionary, available under the CC BY-SA license.

Starter word rating: WeakIn the top 63% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels: I
Unique letters: 5 of 5
Common letters: L, I

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