The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word TAN which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2015.
Lick crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TAN | 28 % | 3 |
| BEAT | 22 % | 4 |
| WHUP | 17 % | 4 |
| WET | 11 % | 3 |
| SPANK | 6 % | 5 |
| BLOW | 6 % | 4 |
| LAP | 6 % | 3 |
| DEFEAT | 6 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Lick
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- poke
- thrash
- clobber
- biff
- punch
- salt lick
- lap
- puzzle out
- figure out
- solve
- work
- drub
Crossword Answer definitions
TAN noun- A yellowish-brown colour.
- A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar light sources.
- The bark of an oak or other tree from which tannic acid is obtained.
- Of a yellowish-brown.
- Having dark skin as a result of exposure to the sun.
- To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun.
- To change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid. To work as a tanner.
- To spank or beat.
- The second cardinal number two, formerly used in Celtic areas, especially Cumbria and parts of Yorkshire, for counting sheep, and stitches in knitting.
- An Armenian drink made of yoghurt and water similar to airan and doogh
- A traditional South and East Asian unit of weight, based upon the load of a shoulder pole and varying by place and over time but usually standardized at about 60 kg.
- A twig or small switch.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result TAN
- Catch rays
- Catch some rays
- Convert to leather
- Fan-__ (Chinese card game)
- Not pale
- Whale the tar out of
- Florida acquisition
- Summer shade
- Yellowish brown
- "The Joy Luck Club" author
More clues leading to the result BEAT
- Cadence
- Exhausted
- Pooped out
- Tired
- Vanquished
- Worn out
- Dog tired
- Kerouac's generation
- Take a switch to
- Cop's rounds
More clues leading to the result WHUP
- Beat decisively, Southern style
- Defeat decisively
- Lick, la Ali
- Dogpatch beat
- Beat but good
- Trounce
- Give a beatin' to
- Beat but good, in Dixie
- Trounce, down south
- Defeat, slangily
More clues leading to the result WET
- Anti-prohibitionist
- Dripping
- Like many an April day
- ____ behind the ears
- Dewy
- Emulate some dolls
- Freshly painted
- Drippy
- Drenched
- __ behind the ears
More clues leading to the result SPANK
- Hit bottom?
- Unit of punishment
- Paddle
- Slap on the buttocks
- Hit the end?
- Punish corporally
- Punish, as a naughty child
- Punish, in a way
- Apply corporal punishment
- Give a paddling to
More clues leading to the result BLOW
- Exhale hard
- Vamoose
- Huff and puff
- Spend recklessly
- Make bubbles
- Severe setback
- Sudden bit of bad news
- Make like the Big Bad Wolf
- "I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll ___..."
- Hard hit
More clues leading to the result LAP
- Once around at Indy
- Once around the track
- Toddler's perch
- A place of luxury?
- Santa's seat
- Computer's place
- Roller-derby unit
- Race unit
- You can't stand to have one
- Storytime perch