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Words containing ACT

Words that have the letters ACT 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 1,101 playable words containing ACT in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 11 letters, and the longest word is ABSTRACTIONISMS. The highest-scoring is MISCHARACTERIZE, worth 31 points.

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Popular words containing ACT

CHARACTERISTICS23
MANUFACTURING23
CHARACTERISTIC22
MANUFACTURED22
MANUFACTURERS22
UNSATISFACTORY22
INTERACTIVELY21
MANUFACTURER21
MANUFACTURES21
SATISFACTORILY21
SYNTACTICALLY21
MANUFACTURE20
EXTRACTING19
IMPRACTICAL19
PRACTICABLE19
PRACTICALLY19
SATISFACTORY19
EXTRACTED18

Highest-scoring words containing ACT

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

MISCHARACTERIZE31
ZYGODACTYLOUS30
CHARACTERIZING29
FRACTIONALIZING29
HYPERREACTIVITY29
CHARACTERIZED28
FRACTIONALIZED28
DIFFRACTOMETRIC28
CHARACTERIZES27
HYPERACTIVITY27
LIQUEFACTIONS27
DIFFRACTOMETRY27

3-letter words containing ACT (1)

ACT5

4-letter words containing ACT (5)

ACTA6
ACTS6
FACT9
PACT8
TACT6

5-letter words containing ACT (14)

ACTED8
ACTIN7
ACTOR7
BRACT9
CACTI9
COACT9
ENACT7
EPACT9
EXACT13
FACTS10
PACTS9
REACT7
TACTS7
TRACT7

6-letter words containing ACT (29)

ACTING9
ACTINS8
ACTION8
ACTIVE12
ACTORS8
ACTUAL9
BRACTS10
CACTUS11
COACTS10
DACTYL11
DIDACT10
ENACTS8
EPACTS10
EXACTA14
EXACTS14
FACTOR11
FRACTI11
IMPACT12
INTACT8
LACTAM10
LACTIC10
MISACT10
OUTACT9
PREACT10
REACTS8
REDACT9
STACTE8
TACTIC10
TRACTS8

7-letter words containing ACT (77)

ABREACT11
ACTABLE11
ACTINIC11
ACTIONS9
ACTIVES13
ACTRESS9
ACTUARY12
ACTUATE10
ATACTIC11
ATTRACT9
BRACTED12
CACTOID12
COACTED12
COACTOR11
COENACT11
COMPACT15
CONTACT11
DACTYLI12
DACTYLS12
DETRACT10
DIDACTS11
ENACTED10
EXACTAS15
EXACTED16
EXACTER15
EXACTLY17
EXACTOR15
EXTRACT15
FACTFUL16
FACTION12
FACTOID13
FACTORS12
FACTORY14
FACTUAL13
FACTURE13
FRACTAL12
FRACTED13
FRACTUR13
FRACTUS13
IMPACTS13
INEXACT15
INFRACT12
LACTAMS11
LACTARY11
LACTATE9
LACTOSE9
MISACTS11
NONFACT12
OVERACT13
PLAYACT13
PRACTIC13
REACTED10
REACTOR9
REENACT9
REFRACT12
RETRACT9
TACTFUL13
TACTICS11
TACTILE9
TRACTOR9

The 60 most common shown, 17 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing ACT (120)

ABSTRACT12
ACTINIUM13
ACTIVATE14
ACTIVELY16
ACTIVISM16
ACTIVIST14
ACTIVITY16
ACTIVIZE22
ACTUALLY13
ACTUATED12
ACTUATES11
ACTUATOR11
ARTEFACT13
ARTIFACT13
ATTRACTS10
BACTERIA12
CATARACT12
COMPACTS16
CONTACTS12
CONTRACT12
DACTYLIC15
DETRACTS11
DIDACTIC14
DISTRACT11
ENACTING11
EXACTEST16
EXACTING17
EXTRACTS16
FACTIONS13
FACTORED14
FACTOTUM16
FRACTALS13
FRACTION13
FRACTURE14
GALACTIC13
IMPACTED15
INACTION10
INACTIVE14
INTERACT10
LACTATED11
LACTATES10
OVERACTS14
PLAYACTS14
PRACTICE14
PRACTISE12
PROTRACT12
REACTING11
REACTION10
REACTIVE14
REACTORS10
REENACTS10
REFRACTS13
RETRACTS10
SUBTRACT13
TACTICAL12
TACTLESS10
TRACTION10
TRACTORS10
TRANSACT10
UNDERACT12

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

9-letter words containing ACT (145)

ABSTRACTS13
ACTIVATED16
ACTIVATES15
ACTIVISTS15
ACTRESSES11
ACTUALITY14
ACTUALIZE20
ACTUATING13
ARTEFACTS14
ARTIFACTS14
ATTRACTED12
BACTERIAL13
BACTERIUM16
CATARACTS13
CHARACTER15
CLIMACTIC17
COMPACTED18
COMPACTER17
COMPACTLY19
COMPACTOR17
CONTACTED14
CONTRACTS13
DACTYLICS16
DETRACTED13
DISTRACTS12
ENACTMENT13
EXACTNESS17
EXTRACTED18
EXTRACTOR17
FACTIONAL14
FACTORIAL14
FACTORIES14
FACTORING15
FACTORIZE22
FACTOTUMS17
FACTUALLY17
FRACTIONS14
FRACTIOUS15
FRACTURED16
FRACTURES15
IMPACTING16
INTERACTS11
OLFACTORY16
OVERACTED16
OVERREACT15
PLAYACTED16
PRACTICAL15
PRACTICED16
PRACTICES15
PRACTISED14
PRACTISES13
PROACTIVE17
PROTRACTS13
REACTIONS11
REFRACTED15
RETRACTED12
SUBTRACTS14
SYNTACTIC15
TACTFULLY17
TRANSACTS11

The 60 most common shown, 85 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing ACT (160)

ABSTRACTED15
ABSTRACTLY16
ACTIONABLE14
ACTIVATING17
ACTIVATION16
ACTIVITIES16
ACTUALIZED22
ACTUALIZES21
ATTRACTING13
ATTRACTION12
ATTRACTIVE16
BENEFACTOR17
CHARACTERS16
COMPACTEST18
COMPACTING19
COMPACTION18
COMPACTORS18
CONTACTING15
CONTRACTED15
CONTRACTOR14
COUNTERACT15
DEACTIVATE17
DETRACTING14
DETRACTION13
DISTRACTED14
ENACTMENTS14
EXACTINGLY21
EXACTITUDE20
EXTRACTING19
EXTRACTION18
EXTRACTORS18
FACTITIOUS16
FRACTIONAL15
FRACTURING17
INACTIVITY18
INFRACTION15
INTERACTED13
MALEFACTOR17
OVERACTING17
OVERACTIVE20
OVERREACTS16
PLAYACTING17
PRACTICALS16
PRACTICING17
PRACTISING15
PROTRACTED15
PROTRACTOR14
REACTIVATE16
REFRACTING16
REFRACTION15
REFRACTORY17
RETRACTING13
RETRACTION12
SUBCOMPACT21
SUBTRACTED16
TACTICALLY16
TACTICIANS14
TACTLESSLY14
TRANSACTED13
UNDERACTED15

The 60 most common shown, 100 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing ACT (165)

ABSTRACTING16
ABSTRACTION15
ACTUALITIES14
ACTUALIZING23
ATTRACTIONS13
AZOTOBACTER23
BACTERIZING24
BENEFACTION18
BENEFACTORS18
COMPACTNESS19
CONTRACTILE15
CONTRACTING16
CONTRACTION15
CONTRACTORS15
CONTRACTUAL16
COUNTERACTS16
DEACTIVATED19
DEACTIVATES18
DIFFRACTION20
DISTRACTING15
DISTRACTION14
EXTRACTIONS19
EXTRACTIVES23
FACTORIZING25
FRACTIOUSLY19
HYPERACTIVE23
IMPRACTICAL19
INFRACTIONS16
INTERACTING14
INTERACTION13
INTERACTIVE17
INTRACTABLE15
MALEFACTORS18
MALPRACTICE19
MANUFACTURE20
OVERREACTED18
PRACTICABLE19
PRACTICABLY21
PRACTICALLY19
PROTRACTING16
PROTRACTION15
PROTRACTORS15
PTERODACTYL18
RADIOACTIVE18
REACTIONARY15
REACTIVATED18
REACTIVATES17
REENACTMENT15
RETRACTABLE15
RETRACTIONS13
RETROACTIVE17
STALACTITES13
SUBCOMPACTS22
SUBCONTRACT18
SUBTRACTING17
SUBTRACTION16
SYNTACTICAL17
TRANSACTING14
TRANSACTION13
UNDERACTING16

The 60 most common shown, 105 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing ACT (141)

ABSTRACTEDLY19
ABSTRACTIONS16
ABSTRACTNESS16
ACTINOMORPHY22
ANAPHYLACTIC22
ATTRACTIVELY20
AZOTOBACTERS24
BACTERIOLOGY19
BENEFACTIONS19
BENEFACTRESS19
CHARACTERFUL22
CHARACTERIZE26
CHIROPRACTIC22
CHIROPRACTOR20
CONTRACTIONS16
COUNTERACTED18
DEACTIVATING20
DETRACTIVELY21
DISTRACTIONS15
EXTRACTIVELY26
FACTIONALISM19
FLUIDEXTRACT25
FRACTIONALLY19
HYPERACTIVES24
INEXACTITUDE22
INTERACTIONS14
JACTITATIONS22
LIQUEFACTION26
MALPRACTICES20
MANUFACTURED22
MANUFACTURER21
MANUFACTURES21
MYCOBACTERIA22
OVERACTIVITY24
OVERREACTING19
OVERREACTION18
PETRIFACTION19
PHYLLOTACTIC22
PRACTICALITY20
PRACTITIONER16
PROPHYLACTIC24
PSYCHOACTIVE26
PTERODACTYLS19
PUTREFACTION20
PUTREFACTIVE24
REACTIVATING19
REACTIVATION18
REENACTMENTS16
REFRACTIVELY23
REFRACTIVITY23
REFRACTORIES17
SATISFACTION17
SATISFACTORY19
STUPEFACTION20
SUBCONTRACTS19
SUBTRACTIONS17
TACTLESSNESS14
TRANSACTIONS14
UNATTRACTIVE19
VASOACTIVITY24

The 60 most common shown, 81 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,101 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.66%) are containing ACT. Most of them, 165, have 11 letters. 107 start with ACT, 66 end with it and 929 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 ACT?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,101 words containing ACT, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing ACT?

MISCHARACTERIZE, worth 31 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: ZYGODACTYLOUS (30), CHARACTERIZING (29) and FRACTIONALIZING (29).

What are the most common words containing ACT?

CHARACTERISTICS, MANUFACTURING, CHARACTERISTIC, MANUFACTURED, MANUFACTURERS and UNSATISFACTORY. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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