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Words containing EC

Words that have the letters EC 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 5,625 playable words containing EC in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ADRENALECTOMIES. The highest-scoring is SUBJECTIVIZING, worth 40 points.

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Popular words containing EC

OBJECTIONABLE27
SUBJECTIVE27
UNEXPECTEDLY26
EFFECTIVELY25
EFFECTIVENESS25
OBJECTIVE25
RECOGNIZABLE25
SPECIALIZING25
ADJECTIVE24
HEXADECIMAL24
SPECIALIZED24
SUBJECTING24
CONJECTURE23
INEFFECTIVE23
PROJECTING23
RECOGNIZING23
SPECIALIZES23
SPECIFICALLY23

Highest-scoring words containing EC

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

SUBJECTIVIZING40
SUBJECTIVIZED39
SUBJECTIVIZES38
SUBJECTIVIZE37
SUBJECTIVISTIC33
THYMECTOMIZING33
NONOBJECTIVISMS33
OVERSPECIALIZED32
SUBJECTIVISMS32
THYMECTOMIZED32
HYPOPHYSECTOMY32
NONOBJECTIVISM32

3-letter words containing EC (4)

ECU6
PEC7
REC5
SEC5

4-letter words containing EC (25)

ALEC6
BECK11
CECA8
DECK10
DECO7
ECHE8
ECHO8
ECRU7
ECUS7
EXEC12
FECK12
GECK10
HECK11
KECK12
LECH8
NECK9
PECH10
PECK11
PECS8
RECK9
RECS6
SECS6
SECT6
SPEC8
YECH10

5-letter words containing EC (72)

BECAP11
BECKS12
BEECH11
CAECA9
CECAL9
CECUM12
CHECK14
CODEC10
COSEC9
CUSEC10
DECAF11
DECAL8
DECAY10
DECKS11
DECOR8
DECOY10
DECRY10
DRECK11
ECHED10
ECHES9
ECHOS9
EJECT15
ELECT7
ERECT7
EXECS13
FECES10
FECKS13
FLECK13
GECKO11
GECKS11
HECKS12
KECKS13
LEECH9
MECCA11
NECKS10
NIECE7
PECAN9
PECHS11
PECKS12
PECKY14
PIECE9
REBEC9
RECAP9
RECCE9
RECKS10
RECUR8
SECCO9
SECTS7
SNECK10
SPECK12
SPECS9
TECHY11
THECA9
WECHT12
WRECK13
XEBEC15
YECCH13
YECHS11
YECHY13
ZEBEC17

The 60 most common shown, 12 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing EC (212)

ABJECT18
AFFECT14
APIECE10
ASPECT10
BECAME12
BECKON13
BECOME12
BISECT10
CHECKS15
DECADE10
DECAYS11
DECENT9
DECIDE10
DECKED13
DECODE10
DECOYS11
DEFECT12
DEJECT17
DETECT9
DIRECT9
ECHOED11
ECHOES10
ECZEMA18
EFFECT14
EJECTS16
ELECTS8
EXPECT16
FAECES11
FLECKS14
FLEECE11
FLEECY13
HECKLE13
HECTIC12
INFECT11
INJECT16
INSECT8
NECKED12
OBJECT18
PARSEC10
PECANS10
PECKED14
PIECED11
PIECES10
RECALL8
RECAPS10
RECENT8
RECIPE10
RECKON11
RECORD9
RECOUP11
REJECT16
SECOND9
SECRET8
SECTOR8
SECURE9
SELECT8
SPECKS13
SPEECH12
VECTOR12
WRECKS14

The 60 most common shown, 152 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing EC (398)

AFFECTS15
ASPECTS11
BECAUSE12
BECOMES13
CHECKED17
CHECKER16
COLLECT11
CONNECT11
CORRECT11
DECADES11
DECIDED12
DECIDES11
DECIMAL12
DECLARE10
DECLINE10
DECODED12
DECODES11
DEFECTS13
DETECTS10
DIALECT10
DIRECTS10
ECHOING12
ECOLOGY12
ECONOMY13
EFFECTS15
ELECTED10
EXECUTE16
EXPECTS17
INFECTS12
INSPECT11
LECTURE10
NEGLECT10
OBJECTS19
PERFECT14
PRECEDE12
PRECISE11
PROJECT19
PROTECT11
RECEIPT11
RECEIVE13
RECIPES11
RECKONS12
RECLAIM11
RECORDS10
RECOVER13
RECRUIT10
RECTIFY14
RECYCLE13
REFLECT12
REJECTS17
RESPECT11
SECONDS10
SPECIAL11
SPECIES11
SPECIFY16
SUBJECT20
SUSPECT12
VECTORS13
WRECKED16
WRECKER15

The 60 most common shown, 338 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing EC (637)

AFFECTED17
ANECDOTE11
BECOMING15
CHECKING18
COLLECTS12
CONNECTS12
CORRECTS12
DECIDING13
DECISION11
DECLARED12
DECLARES11
DECLINED12
DECODING13
DETECTED12
DIRECTED12
DIRECTLY13
ECONOMIC14
ELECTRIC12
EXECUTED18
EXECUTES17
EXPECTED19
FORECAST13
INFECTED14
INSPECTS12
LECTURED12
MECHANIC16
MOLECULE13
OBJECTED21
PECULIAR13
PRECEDED14
PRECEDES13
PRECIOUS13
PROJECTS20
PROSPECT14
PROTECTS12
RECEIVED15
RECEIVER14
RECEIVES14
RECENTLY12
RECKLESS13
RECKONED14
RECORDED12
RECOVERS14
RECOVERY16
RECYCLED15
RECYCLES14
REFLECTS13
REJECTED19
RESPECTS12
SECONDED12
SECONDLY13
SECRETLY12
SECURITY13
SPECIFIC17
SPECIMEN14
SPECTRUM15
SPEECHES14
SUBJECTS21
SUSPECTS13
WRECKING17

The 60 most common shown, 577 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing EC (834)

ADJECTIVE24
AFFECTING18
AFFECTION17
COLLECTED14
CONNECTED14
CORRECTED14
CORRECTLY15
DEFECTIVE19
DETECTIVE16
DIRECTIVE16
DIRECTORY14
ECCENTRIC15
ECONOMICS15
EFFECTIVE21
EXECUTING19
EXECUTION18
EXECUTIVE22
EXPECTING20
FORECASTS14
IMPERFECT18
INFECTING15
INFECTION14
INSPECTED14
MECHANICS17
MECHANISM17
MISDIRECT14
MOLECULAR14
MOLECULES14
OBJECTING22
OBJECTION21
OBJECTIVE25
PERFECTLY18
PERSECUTE14
PRECEDENT14
PRECEDING15
PRECISELY15
PROJECTED22
PROSECUTE14
PROSPECTS15
PROTECTED14
RECEIVING16
RECKONING15
RECOGNIZE20
RECOMMEND16
RECOVERED16
RECTIFIED15
RECURSIVE16
RECYCLING16
REFLECTED15
REJECTING20
REJECTION19
SELECTIVE15
SPECIALLY15
SPECIALTY15
SPECIFIED17
SPECIFIES16
SUBJECTED23
SUSPECTED15
TECHNICAL15
TECHNIQUE22

The 60 most common shown, 774 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing EC (807)

APPRECIATE16
COLLECTING15
COLLECTION14
COLLECTIVE18
CONJECTURE23
CONNECTING15
CONNECTION14
CORRECTING15
CORRECTION14
DECREASING14
DETECTABLE15
DIRECTIVES17
DISCONNECT15
ECOLOGICAL15
ECONOMICAL16
ELECTRICAL14
ELECTRONIC14
ESPECIALLY16
EXECUTABLE21
INDIRECTLY15
INSPECTING15
INSPECTION14
MECHANICAL18
MECHANISMS18
MISDIRECTS15
NEGLECTING14
OBJECTIONS22
PERFECTION17
PERSECUTED16
PERSECUTES15
PRECAUTION15
PRECEDENCE17
PROJECTING23
PROJECTION22
PROSECUTED16
PROSECUTES15
PROTECTING15
PROTECTION14
RECIPIENTS14
RECOGNISED14
RECOGNIZED22
RECOGNIZES21
RECOMMENDS17
RECORDINGS14
RECOVERING17
RECTIFYING18
REFLECTING16
REFLECTION15
RESPECTING15
RESPECTIVE18
SPECIALITY16
SPECIALIZE22
SPECIFYING20
SUBJECTING24
SUBJECTIVE27
SUSPECTING16
TECHNIQUES23
TECHNOLOGY17
UNAFFECTED20
UNEXPECTED22

The 60 most common shown, 747 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing EC (742)

AFTEREFFECT22
APPRECIATED18
APPRECIATES17
COLLECTIONS15
CONJECTURED25
CONJECTURES24
CONNECTIONS15
CONSECUTIVE20
CORRECTIONS15
DECLARATION14
DIRECTORIES14
DISCONNECTS16
ECONOMIZING24
EFFECTIVELY25
ELECTRICITY17
ELECTRONICS15
EXPECTATION21
FORECASTING17
HEXADECIMAL24
IMPERFECTLY22
INCORRECTLY17
INDIRECTION14
INEFFECTIVE23
INTERJECTED22
MECHANIZING26
MISDIRECTED17
NECESSARILY15
NECKERCHIEF23
OBJECTIVELY29
OBJECTIVITY29
PERSECUTING17
PERSPECTIVE21
PRECAUTIONS16
PREDECESSOR16
PROJECTILES23
PROJECTIONS23
PROSECUTING17
PROSECUTION16
PROSPECTIVE21
RECOGNISING15
RECOGNITION14
RECOGNIZING23
RECOMMENDED19
RECRUITMENT16
RECTANGULAR15
RESPECTABLE17
SECRETARIES13
SELECTIVELY19
SHIPWRECKED24
SPECIALISED16
SPECIALISES15
SPECIALIZED24
SPECIALIZES23
SPECTACULAR18
SPECULATION16
TECHNICALLY19
UNCONNECTED17
UNNECESSARY16
UNSPECIFIED20
WISECRACKED22

The 60 most common shown, 682 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing EC (676)

AFFECTATIONS20
AFFECTIONATE20
AFTEREFFECTS23
APPRECIATING19
APPRECIATION18
APPRECIATIVE22
ARCHITECTURE19
COLLECTIVELY22
CONJECTURING26
CONNECTIVITY22
DECENTRALIZE23
DECLARATIONS15
DISCONNECTED18
DISINFECTING19
ECCENTRICITY20
ECOLOGICALLY19
ECONOMICALLY20
ELECTRIFYING20
EXECUTIONERS21
EXPECTATIONS22
FIRECRACKERS22
IMPERFECTION21
INTELLECTUAL15
INTERJECTING23
INTERJECTION22
INTERSECTION14
IRRESPECTIVE20
MECHANICALLY22
MICROSECONDS19
MISDIRECTING18
NECKERCHIEFS24
PERSPECTIVES22
PRECARIOUSLY19
PRECIPITATED19
PRECONCEIVED23
PRECONCEIVES22
PREDECESSORS17
PROSPECTUSES19
RECHARGEABLE19
RECIPROCATED19
RECOGNIZABLE25
RECOLLECTION16
RECOMMENDING20
RECOMPENSING19
RECONFIGURED20
RECREATIONAL14
RESPECTFULLY22
RESPECTIVELY22
RESURRECTION15
SHIPWRECKING25
SPECIALISING17
SPECIALIZING25
SPECIFICALLY23
SPECTACULARS19
STAGECOACHES19
TECHNICALITY20
UNEXPECTEDLY26
UNRECOGNIZED25
UNSUSPECTING19
WISECRACKING23

The 60 most common shown, 616 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

5,625 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (3.4%) are containing EC. Most of them, 834, have 9 letters. 242 start with EC, 20 end with it and 5,363 have it only in the middle.

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Words starting with EC

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 EC?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 5,625 words containing EC, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing EC?

SUBJECTIVIZING, worth 40 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: SUBJECTIVIZED (39), SUBJECTIVIZES (38) and SUBJECTIVIZE (37).

What are the most common words containing EC?

OBJECTIONABLE, SUBJECTIVE, UNEXPECTEDLY, EFFECTIVELY, EFFECTIVENESS and OBJECTIVE. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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