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Words containing ACK

Words that have the letters ACK in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 1,315 playable words containing ACK in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. The highest-scoring is BLACKJACKING, worth 33 points.

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Popular words containing ACK

ACKNOWLEDGING24
ACKNOWLEDGED23
ACKNOWLEDGES22
ACKNOWLEDGE21
BACKGROUNDS21
BACKGROUND20
BACKSPACE20
BACKWARDS20
BLACKBOARD20
DRAWBACKS20
JACKETS20
PAPERBACK20
BACKWARD19
DRAWBACK19
FEEDBACK19
JACKET19
BLACKMAIL18
BRACKETING18

Highest-scoring words containing ACK

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

BLACKJACKING33
JACKHAMMERING33
BLACKJACKED32
CRACKERJACKS32
JACKHAMMERED32
JACKKNIFING31
QUARTERBACKING31
CRACKERJACK31
CRACKAJACKS31
STRAIGHTJACKETS31
BLACKJACKS30
JACKKNIFED30

4-letter words containing ACK (11)

BACK11
HACK11
JACK17
LACK9
MACK11
PACK11
RACK9
SACK9
TACK9
WACK12
YACK11

5-letter words containing ACK (36)

ABACK12
ACKEE10
ALACK10
BACKS12
BLACK12
CLACK12
CRACK12
FLACK13
HACKS12
JACKS18
JACKY20
KNACK13
KYACK15
LACKS10
MACKS12
PACKS12
PLACK12
QUACK19
RACKS10
SACKS10
SHACK12
SLACK10
SMACK12
SNACK10
STACK10
TACKS10
TACKY12
THACK12
TRACK10
WACKE13
WACKO13
WACKS13
WACKY15
WHACK15
WRACK13
YACKS12

6-letter words containing ACK (71)

ATTACK11
BACKED14
BACKER13
BACKUP16
BIPACK15
BLACKS13
CACKLE13
CARACK13
CLACKS13
CRACKS13
CRACKY15
DACKER12
FLACKS14
HACKED14
HACKEE13
HACKER13
HACKIE13
HACKLE13
HACKLY15
HIJACK21
JACKAL19
JACKED20
JACKER19
JACKET19
KNACKS14
KYACKS16
LACKED12
LACKEY13
MACKLE13
PACKED14
PACKER13
PACKET13
PACKLY15
PLACKS13
QUACKS20
RACKED12
RACKET11
REPACK13
SACKED12
SHACKO13
SHACKS13
SLACKS11
SMACKS13
SNACKS11
STACKS11
TACKED12
TACKEY13
TACKLE11
THACKS13
THWACK16
TRACKS11
UMIACK14
UNPACK14
WACKES14
WACKOS14
WHACKO16
WHACKS16
WHACKY18
WRACKS14
YACKED14

The 60 most common shown, 11 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing ACK (153)

ATTACKS12
BACKBIT16
BACKERS14
BACKHOE16
BACKING15
BACKLOG15
BACKUPS17
BLACKED15
BLACKEN14
BLACKER14
BRACKET14
CACKLED15
CACKLES14
CLACKED15
CRACKED15
CRACKER14
CRACKLE14
CRACKLY16
CRACKUP17
CUTBACK17
HACKERS14
HACKING15
HACKNEY16
HACKSAW17
HIJACKS22
JACKALS20
JACKDAW24
JACKETS20
JACKING21
JACKPOT22
KNACKER15
LACKING13
OUTBACK15
PACKAGE15
PACKERS14
PACKETS14
PACKING15
QUACKED22
RACKETS12
RACKING13
RANSACK12
SACKFUL16
SACKING13
SETBACK14
SHACKLE14
SKYJACK25
SLACKED13
SLACKEN12
SLACKER12
SMACKED15
SNACKED13
STACKED13
TACKIER12
TACKING13
TACKLED13
TACKLES12
THWACKS17
TRACKED13
UNPACKS15
WHACKED18

The 60 most common shown, 93 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing ACK (259)

ATTACKED14
ATTACKER13
BACKBONE17
BACKFIRE18
BACKHAND18
BACKINGS16
BACKLASH17
BACKLOGS16
BACKPACK22
BACKSIDE16
BACKWARD19
BLACKENS15
BLACKEST15
BLACKING16
BLACKOUT16
BLACKTOP17
BRACKETS15
BRACKISH17
CACKLING16
CLACKING16
COMEBACK19
CRACKERS15
CRACKING16
CRACKLED16
CRACKLES15
CRACKPOT17
CUTBACKS18
DRAWBACK19
FEEDBACK19
FLAPJACK26
HACKNEYS17
HACKSAWS18
HARDBACK18
HAYSTACK17
HIJACKED24
JACKPOTS23
KICKBACK23
KNAPSACK18
MACKEREL15
PACKAGED17
PACKAGES16
PLAYBACK19
QUACKING23
RACKETED14
RANSACKS13
RUCKSACK19
SETBACKS15
SHACKLED16
SHACKLES15
SLACKENS13
SLACKEST13
SLACKING14
SMACKING16
SNACKING14
STACKING14
TACKIEST13
TACKLING14
TRACKING14
UNPACKED17
WHACKING19

The 60 most common shown, 199 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing ACK (282)

APPLEJACK26
ATTACKING15
BACKBONES18
BACKFIRED20
BACKFIRES19
BACKHANDS19
BACKPACKS23
BACKSLASH18
BACKSPACE20
BACKSTAGE17
BACKTRACK21
BACKWARDS20
BACKWOODS20
BLACKBIRD19
BLACKENED17
BLACKHEAD19
BLACKJACK29
BLACKLIST16
BLACKMAIL18
BLACKOUTS17
BLACKTOPS18
BRACKETED17
BUSHWHACK24
CARJACKER24
CRACKLING17
CRACKPOTS18
DRAWBACKS20
FLAPJACKS27
FLASHBACK21
GREENBACK17
HACKNEYED19
HALFBACKS21
HATCHBACK22
HAYSTACKS18
HIJACKERS24
HIJACKING25
HORSEBACK18
HUMPBACKS23
HUNCHBACK23
JACKBOOTS24
JACKKNIFE28
KICKBACKS24
KNAPSACKS19
MACKERELS16
PACKAGING18
PAPERBACK20
PIGGYBACK22
RACETRACK16
RACKETEER14
RACKETING15
RANSACKED15
SHACKLING17
SIDETRACK15
SKYJACKED28
SKYJACKER27
SLACKENED15
THROWBACK21
THUMBTACK21
UNPACKING18
WISECRACK19

The 60 most common shown, 222 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing ACK (213)

BACKFIELDS21
BACKFIRING21
BACKGAMMON22
BACKGROUND20
BACKHANDED21
BACKLASHES19
BACKLOGGED20
BACKPACKED25
BACKPACKER24
BACKSPACED22
BACKTRACKS22
BIVOUACKED23
BLACKBERRY21
BLACKBIRDS20
BLACKBOARD20
BLACKENING18
BLACKHEADS20
BLACKJACKS30
BLACKLISTS17
BLACKMAILS19
BLACKSMITH21
BLUEJACKET26
BRACKETING18
BUSHWHACKS25
CANVASBACK23
CARJACKERS25
CARJACKING26
FLASHBACKS22
GREENBACKS18
HACKNEYING20
HATCHBACKS23
HIJACKINGS26
HUMPBACKED25
HUNCHBACKS24
JACKHAMMER29
JACKKNIFED30
JACKKNIFES29
JACKKNIVES30
JACKRABBIT27
KNICKKNACK26
LACKLUSTER16
LUMBERJACK28
NUTCRACKER18
PAPERBACKS21
PIGGYBACKS23
RACETRACKS17
RACKETEERS15
RAMSHACKLE19
RANSACKING16
SIDETRACKS16
SKYJACKERS28
SKYJACKING29
SLACKENING16
SMOKESTACK20
SOUNDTRACK17
SWAYBACKED23
SWITCHBACK24
THROWBACKS22
THUMBTACKS22
WISECRACKS20

The 60 most common shown, 153 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing ACK (148)

ACKNOWLEDGE21
BACKGROUNDS21
BACKHANDING22
BACKLOGGING21
BACKPACKERS25
BACKPACKING26
BACKPEDALED22
BACKSLAPPER22
BACKSLASHES20
BACKSLIDERS19
BACKSLIDING20
BACKSPACING23
BACKSTOPPED23
BACKSTRETCH22
BACKSTROKES21
BACKTRACKED24
BIOFEEDBACK24
BIVOUACKING24
BLACKBALLED21
BLACKBOARDS21
BLACKGUARDS21
BLACKJACKED32
BLACKLISTED19
BLACKMAILED21
BLACKMAILER20
BLACKSMITHS22
BLACKTHORNS20
BLACKTOPPED23
BLUEJACKETS27
BUSHWHACKED27
BUSHWHACKER26
CANVASBACKS24
CARJACKINGS27
CRACKAJACKS31
CRACKERJACK31
FIRECRACKER21
HIGHJACKING30
HUNCHBACKED26
JACKHAMMERS30
JACKKNIFING31
JACKRABBITS28
KNICKKNACKS27
LINEBACKERS18
LUMBERJACKS29
NUTCRACKERS19
PIGGYBACKED25
PREPACKAGED22
PREPACKAGES21
QUARTERBACK27
RACKETEERED17
REPACKAGING20
SHELLACKING19
SIDETRACKED18
SKYJACKINGS30
SMOKESTACKS21
SOUNDTRACKS18
STEEPLEJACK26
STICKLEBACK23
SWITCHBACKS25
WISECRACKED22

The 60 most common shown, 88 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing ACK (92)

ACKNOWLEDGED23
ACKNOWLEDGES22
ANTIKICKBACK27
BACKBENCHERS25
BACKBREAKERS24
BACKBREAKING25
BACKCOURTMAN24
BACKCOURTMEN24
BACKDROPPING25
BACKGROUNDED23
BACKHANDEDLY25
BACKLIGHTING23
BACKPEDALING23
BACKPEDALLED23
BACKSLAPPERS23
BACKSLAPPING24
BACKSPLASHES23
BACKSTABBERS23
BACKSTABBING24
BACKSTITCHED24
BACKSTITCHES23
BACKSTOPPING24
BACKTRACKING25
BACKWARDNESS23
BACKWOODSMAN25
BACKWOODSMEN25
BIOFEEDBACKS25
BLACKBALLING22
BLACKBERRIES21
BLACKGUARDLY24
BLACKJACKING33
BLACKLISTING20
BLACKMAILERS21
BLACKMAILING22
BLACKTOPPING24
BUSHWHACKERS27
BUSHWHACKING28
CRACKERJACKS32
FIRECRACKERS22
HYDROCRACKED25
HYDROCRACKER24
JACKANAPESES27
JACKASSERIES25
JACKHAMMERED32
MACKINTOSHES21
OVERPACKAGED25
OVERPACKAGES24
PICKABACKING27
PIGGYBACKING26
PREPACKAGING23
QUACKSALVERS30
QUARTERBACKS28
RACKETEERING18
SIDETRACKING19
STEEPLEJACKS27
STICKLEBACKS24
STRAITJACKET25
SWITCHBACKED27
THUMBTACKING25
WISECRACKING23

The 60 most common shown, 32 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,315 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.78%) are containing ACK. Most of them, 282, have 9 letters. 10 start with ACK, 208 end with it and 1,097 have it only in the middle.

Words containing similar letters

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing ACK?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,315 words containing ACK, from 4 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing ACK?

BLACKJACKING, worth 33 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: JACKHAMMERING (33), BLACKJACKED (32) and CRACKERJACKS (32).

What are the most common words containing ACK?

ACKNOWLEDGING, ACKNOWLEDGED, ACKNOWLEDGES, ACKNOWLEDGE, BACKGROUNDS and BACKGROUND. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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