Jumble solved
Unscramble LIKE — 9 words
The letters LIKE rearrange into 1 full anagram and 9 words in total.
- Total words
- 9
- Full anagrams
- 1
- Longest answer
- 4 letters
- Vowels : consonants
- 2 : 2
To solve the scramble by hand, set the 2 vowels (I, E) aside first, then try common beginnings and endings — re-, un-, -ing, -ed, -er — against the 2 remaining consonants (L, K).
like in a sentence
“'The as like you As cherry is to cherry.”
— Webster 1913
Anagrams of LIKE
One word uses all 4 letters:
- like
4-letter words
1 word found- like8
3-letter words
5 words found- elk7
- ilk7
- lei3
- lek7
- lie3
2-letter words
3 words found- el2
- ki6
- li2
Related jumbles to try
Shorter words inside LIKE — solve each on its own:
Add one letter to LIKE
Slot in one more tile — any letter — and like opens up 10 5-letter words. Handy when a puzzle gives you a blank or an extra square.
Best words for tile games
Playing Scrabble or Words with Friends? These finds carry the highest tile values (before any bonus squares).
- like8
- elk7
- ilk7
- lek7
- ki6
- lei3
- lie3
- el2
Letter breakdown
Total Letters
4
Distinct
4
Vowels
50%
I, E
Consonants
50%
L, K
Solving LIKE: common questions
How do you unscramble the letters like?
Rearranging the 4 letters in like produces 9 valid words in total. A quick way to crack a scramble is to pull the vowels out first, then test familiar beginnings and endings (such as re-, un-, -ing, -ed and -er) against the consonants that are left. That approach lands the 4-letter answer like here. Every arrangement below is checked against a standard word list, so anything listed is a real word.
Does like have any anagrams?
Using all 4 letters, like rearranges into exactly one word: like.
What is the longest word you can make from like?
The longest solution is like at 4 letters — it uses the most tiles of any word here.
What are the easiest short words from like?
Short answers are the quickest to spot: like yields elk, ilk, lei, lek, lie, el, ki and li. Two- and three-letter words are handy for warming up, for tricky racks, and for hooking onto letters already on the board in games like Scrabble and Words with Friends.
How is the word "like" used in a sentence?
Like is itself a valid word. For example: "'The as like you As cherry is to cherry." Seeing a jumble answer used in a real sentence makes it easier to remember next time it turns up.
Which word from like scores best in Scrabble or Words with Friends?
If you are playing a tile game, like is the top scorer from like at 8 points, followed by elk (7), ilk (7) and lek (7). Scores depend on the board, but these are the highest face values before any bonus squares.