lacking

lacking is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Lack. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 18 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. present participle. of Lack
2. adjective. inadequate in amount or degree

   "a deficient education"

   "deficient in common sense"

   Synonyms: deficient, wanting

3. adjective. nonexistent

   "the thumb is absent"

   "her appetite was lacking"

   Synonyms: absent, missing, wanting

Synonyms

deficient, wanting, absent, missing

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in lacking:

calking

Common word forms

lack

Words from these letters

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