4 Letters
3 Consonants
1 Vowels
1 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use lack as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
About Lack
A 1 syllables noun and 4 letters with the letters a, c, k, and l, 3 consonants, 1 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letters ac. Lack starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters l, la, lac, and the ending characters are k, ck, ack, ..
Definition
The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"
School Grade
Lack is set as a kindergarten word that starts with l, ends with k, 1 syllables, 1 vowels and 4 letters.
Scrabble
Is lack a scrabble word? A 10 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Lack in Pig Latin is said as "acklay or acklway".
Unigram
l | a | c | k
Bigram
la | ac | ck
Trigram
lac | ack
Quadrigram
lack
Word Gram
Noun Examples
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable;
"there is a serious lack of insight into the problem";
"water is the critical deficiency in desert regions";
"for want of a nail the shoe was lost"
Verb Examples
be without;
"This soup lacks salt";
"There is something missing in my jewellery box!"

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Lack"

There are 190 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to lack.

SynonymDefinition
Absencefailure to be present
Adulterationthe act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another)
Ape Man
Apprehensionthe act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
Arrearage
Arrestthe act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
Averagenessordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding
Awaynessthe state of being elsewhere than in particular place
Bare Cupboard
Bare Subsistence

View all cognitive synonyms for Lack

Anagrams

There are 2 anagrams from lack.

Anagram Definition
Calka metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping
Lackthe state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
"there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"
"water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"
"for want of a nail the shoe was lost"

View English words with the unique letters used in lack. Words With The Letters Ackl

Derives

Lack derives from 5 words.

Word Definition
Lackthe state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
"there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"
"water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"
"for want of a nail the shoe was lost"
Missa failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
Needthe psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal
the reason for the action
that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
"we did not understand his motivation"
"he acted with the best of motives"
Requiremake someone do something
Wanta state of extreme poverty

Hypernyms

Lack has 2 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Demandthe act of demanding
"the kidnapper''s exorbitant demands for money"
Needthe psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal
the reason for the action
that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
"we did not understand his motivation"
"he acted with the best of motives"

Hyponyms

There are 7 hyponyms for lack

Word Definition
Absencefailure to be present
Dearthan insufficient quantity or number
Faminea severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death
Mineral Deficiency
Shortagethe property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
Stringencyconscientious attention to rules and details
Tightnesslack of movement or room for movement

Names With The Word "Lack"

5 names are spelled with lack.

NameMaleFemale
BlackieNoNo
MalackNoYes
MalackiYesNo
BlackNoNo
LackoYesNo

The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word lack.

Is lack a scrabble word or can you use lack in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 54462 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 63863 games. This 4 letter 10 point scrabble word can be rearranged 24 ways. What other words can be made with the letters a, c, k, and l? There's 12 with 6 letters or less with the letters a, c, k, and l. Here is a list of 12 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Calk (4 letters) 10 12 lack
Kalpac (6 letters) 14 +4 17 +5 aacklp
Clack (5 letters) 13 +3 16 +4 clack
Cloak (5 letters) 11 +1 13 +1 cloak
Slack (5 letters) 11 +1 13 +1 slack
Slacks (6 letters) 12 +2 14 +2 slacks
Clank (5 letters) 11 +1 14 +2 clank
Clark (5 letters) 11 +1 13 +1 acklr
Planck (6 letters) 14 +4 18 +6 planck
Lack (4 letters) 10 12 lack
Caulk (5 letters) 11 +1 14 +2 caulk
Cackly (6 letters) 17 +7 19 +7 cackly





     

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