like

VERBADJECTIVENOUN /laɪk/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH L

like is a valid 4-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1I1K5E1
1 + 1 + 5 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING

What does like mean?

VERB · 4 SENSES
1

Prefer or wish to do something.

“Would you like to come along to the movies?”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2

Want to have.

“I'd like a beer now!”

BROADER
3

Feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard.

“How did you like the President's speech last night?”

4

Find enjoyable or agreeable.

“I like jogging”

“She likes to read Russian novels”

ANTONYMS
OTHER · 1 SENSE
1

Be fond of.

“I like my nephews”

ADJECTIVE · 4 SENSES
1

Resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination.

“suits of like design”

“a limited circle of like minds”

SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
RELATED
2

Conforming in every respect.

“the like period of the preceding year”

SIMILAR
RELATED
3

Having the same or similar characteristics.

“all politicians are alike”

“they looked utterly alike”

SYNONYMS
RELATED
4

Equal in amount or value.

“like amounts”

“gave one six blows and the other a like number”

SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1

A similar kind.

“dogs, foxes, and the like”

“we don't want the likes of you around here”

2

A kind of person.

“We'll not see his like again”

SYNONYMS
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of like

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