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Term: lichens

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "lichens": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

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lichens

Definitions

Noun

  1. Any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks
  2. Any thallophytic plant of the division lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc.
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1 lichens 2 0

Sounds Like

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1 lessons 2 17
2 illusions 3 7
3 allusions 3 5
4 slogans 2 5
5 clayton's 2 3
6 gluttons 2 3
7 platoons 2 3
8 blevins 2 2
9 clemens 2 2
10 lagoons 2 2
11 listens 2 2
12 allison's 3 1
13 layman's 2 1
14 legions 2 1
15 lemons 2 1
16 lenin's 2 1
17 lessens 2 1
18 lightens 2 1
19 loosens 2 1
20 lotions 2 1
21 plowman's 2 1
22 aldrin's 2 0
23 aleutians 3 0
24 allergens 3 0
25 allophones 3 0
26 altman's 2 0
27 blackens 2 0
28 blevens 2 0
29 blowguns 2 0
30 bluejeans 2 0
31 clarins 2 0
32 clemans 2 0
33 clemmons 2 0
34 clemons 2 0
35 eleven's 3 0
36 elevens 3 0
37 flemons 2 0
38 gleason's 2 0
39 lakins 2 0
40 lamine's 2 0
41 lammons 2 0
42 lamons 2 0
43 latins 2 0
44 laurens 2 0
45 laurenz 2 0
46 lawson's 2 0
47 leavens 2 0
48 leavins 2 0
49 leeson's 2 0
50 lehman's 2 0
51 lemans 2 0
52 lemmons 2 0
53 lennon's 2 0
54 lesions 2 0
55 levens 2 0
56 levin's 2 0
57 levine's 2 0
58 levins 2 0
59 leysen's 2 0
60 liggins 2 0
61 likens 2 0
62 likins 2 0
63 linens 2 0
64 lippens 2 0
65 litton's 2 0
66 livan's 2 0
67 llorens 2 0
68 loehmann's 2 0
69 loggins 2 0
70 lootens 2 0
71 lorean's 2 0
72 lotion's 2 0
73 lovins 2 0
74 lukens 2 0
75 lukins 2 0
76 lykens 2 0
77 lykins 2 0
78 olefins 3 0
79 ollison's 3 0
80 oltmanns 2 0
81 plagens 2 0
82 playpens 2 0
83 plemmons 2 0
84 plemons 2 0
85 slackens 2 0
86 slavens 2 0
87 slip-ons 2 0
88 slocan's 2 0
89 slovenes 2 0
90 slowdowns 2 0

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# Word Syllables Freq
1 license 2 36
2 licenses 3 6
3 licensed 2 6
4 cliches 2 5
5 kitchens 2 5
6 slices 2 2
7 liens 1 1
8 lightens 2 1
9 licensee 3 1
10 clinches 2 1
11 lichen 2 0
12 lichten 2 0
13 hichens 2 0
14 licensor 3 0
15 licenser 3 0
16 licences 3 0
17 hitchens 2 0
18 glitches 2 0
19 eischens 2 0
20 lichtenfels 3 0

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Term

Definitions: 2

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 90

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 0

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