lack: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 10 letter points · starts with L · ends with K
Meaning of lack
noun
- countable, uncountable
A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want, dearth.
Example: It is a question of money, or lack of same.
- countable, obsolete, uncountable
A defect or failing; moral or spiritual degeneracy.
Listed forms: lacks.
Source: Wiktionary — lack.
verb
- stative, transitive
To be without, not to have, to need, to require.
Example: My life lacks excitement.
- intransitive
To be short (of or for something).
Example: He'll never lack for company while he's got all that money.
To be off one's guard.
Example: His opps caught him lacking.
- intransitive, obsolete
To be in want.
Listed forms: lacks, lacking, lacked.
Source: Wiktionary — lack.
noun
- alt-of, archaic
Archaic form of lakh.
Base or related entry: lakh.
Listed forms: lacks.
Source: Wiktionary — lack.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for lack.
noun
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
verb
be without
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is lack in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of lack
L(1) + A(1) + C(3) + K(5) = 10 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of lack
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from lack
4 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in lack. Showing up to 24, longest first.