Crossword answer
LICK
4 letters · Used for 13 different clues · 19 appearances · Last seen USA Today, August 4, 2026
Letter pattern
LICK
Clues that lead to LICK
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Smooch from a pooch4USA TodayAug 4, 2026
Lollipop taste4NewsdayMay 3, 2026
With a fast speed, beat4Evening StandardMar 13, 2026
Get the better of4New York TimesFeb 22, 2026
Beat, overcome (inf)4Puzzle PageJan 24, 2026
What a dog might do to its owner4New York TimesDec 11, 2025
Taste of a lollipop4NewsdayNov 30, 2025
Defeat4Eugene ShefferOct 11, 2025
Lap speed4Evening StandardAug 8, 2025
Lap speed that's fast4Evening StandardJun 20, 2025
Get ready to seal, as an envelope4New York TimesMay 7, 2025
Defeat at a good speed4Evening StandardJul 15, 2024
Lap up wallop4Evening StandardOct 15, 2021
About LICK in crosswords
LICK is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 19 times in our database across 13 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Smooch from a pooch” in the USA Today crossword on August 4, 2026.
Other 4-letter answers
DEMISinger Lovato
NOUSTo take us on, perhaps, requires intelligence
BFFSClosest buddies: Abbr.
UCLASch. attended by Steve Martin, James Dean and Jack Black (none of whom stayed to graduate)
FLEABug on a pug
PSST"Hey, you!"
BOOPPlayful tap on the nose
SKIDSlip across the road
BROSDudes
IRASInvestments for the future: Abbr.
BARBSharp point on a ranch fence
ARMSLimbs on cacti
GONEDeparted
OMENProphetic sign
Every appearance of LICK (19)
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Aug 4, 2026
Smooch from a pooch · USA Today · 12 Down
May 3, 2026
Lollipop taste · Newsday · Across
Mar 13, 2026
With a fast speed, beat · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Feb 22, 2026
Get the better of · New York Times · 75 Across
Jan 24, 2026
Beat, overcome (inf) · Puzzle Page · 5 Down
Dec 11, 2025
What a dog might do to its owner · New York Times · 65 Across
Nov 30, 2025
Taste of a lollipop · Newsday · Down
Oct 11, 2025
Defeat · Eugene Sheffer · 10 Down
Aug 8, 2025
Lap speed · Evening Standard · 39 Down
Jun 20, 2025
Lap speed that's fast · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Jun 15, 2025
Lap speed · The Independent · 25 Across
May 7, 2025
Get ready to seal, as an envelope · New York Times · 8 Down
Jul 15, 2024
Defeat at a good speed · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Oct 15, 2021
Lap up wallop · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Sep 10, 2021
Defeat · Eugene Sheffer · 17 Across
Mar 5, 2021
With a fast speed, beat · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Aug 7, 2020
Lap speed · Evening Standard · 39 Down
Jun 19, 2020
Lap speed that’s fast · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Apr 26, 2018
Defeat at a good speed · Evening Standard · 33 Down