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Words containing ECT

Words that have the letters ECT 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 1,818 playable words containing ECT in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 11 letters, and the longest word is ADRENALECTOMIES. The highest-scoring is SUBJECTIVIZING, worth 40 points.

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Popular words containing ECT

OBJECTIONABLE27
SUBJECTIVE27
UNEXPECTEDLY26
EFFECTIVELY25
EFFECTIVENESS25
OBJECTIVE25
ADJECTIVE24
SUBJECTING24
CONJECTURE23
INEFFECTIVE23
PROJECTING23
SUBJECTED23
EXPECTATIONS22
OBJECTING22
OBJECTIONS22
PROJECTED22
PROJECTION22
RESPECTIVELY22

Highest-scoring words containing ECT

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
SUBJECTIVISMS32
THYMECTOMIZED32
HYPOPHYSECTOMY32
NONOBJECTIVISM32
NONOBJECTIVITY32

4-letter words containing ECT (1)

SECT6

5-letter words containing ECT (8)

EJECT15
ELECT7
ERECT7
RECTA7
RECTI7
RECTO7
SECTS7
TECTA7

6-letter words containing ECT (42)

ABJECT18
ADVECT13
AFFECT14
ASPECT10
BISECT10
DEFECT12
DEJECT17
DETECT9
DIRECT9
ECTYPE12
EFFECT14
EJECTA16
EJECTS16
ELECTS8
ERECTS8
EXPECT16
EXSECT14
HECTIC12
HECTOR10
INFECT11
INJECT16
INSECT8
LECTIN8
LECTOR8
NECTAR8
OBJECT18
OBTECT10
PECTEN10
PECTIC12
PECTIN10
RECTAL8
RECTOR8
RECTOS8
RECTUS9
REFECT11
REJECT16
RESECT8
SECTOR8
SELECT8
TECTAL8
TECTUM11
VECTOR12

7-letter words containing ECT (102)

AFFECTS15
ASPECTS11
BISECTS11
COLLECT11
CONNECT11
CORRECT11
DEFECTS13
DEFLECT13
DEJECTA18
DEJECTS18
DETECTS10
DIALECT10
DIRECTS10
DISJECT18
DISSECT10
ECTOZOA17
EFFECTS15
EJECTED18
EJECTOR17
ELECTED10
ELECTOR9
ERECTED10
ERECTLY11
EXPECTS17
HECTARE11
HECTORS11
INFECTS12
INFLECT12
INJECTS17
INSECTS9
INSPECT11
LECTERN9
LECTURE10
NEGLECT10
OBJECTS19
PECTIZE19
PERFECT14
PLECTRA11
PREFECT14
PROJECT19
PROTECT11
RECTIFY14
RECTORS9
RECTORY11
REEJECT17
REELECT9
REFLECT12
REJECTS17
RESPECT11
SECTION9
SECTORS9
SELECTS9
SPECTER11
SPECTRA11
SPECTRE11
SUBJECT20
SUSPECT12
TRAJECT17
TRISECT9
VECTORS13

The 60 most common shown, 42 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing ECT (160)

ABJECTLY22
AFFECTED17
BISECTED13
COLLECTS12
CONNECTS12
CORRECTS12
DEFECTED15
DEFLECTS14
DEJECTED20
DETECTED12
DETECTOR11
DIALECTS11
DIRECTED12
DIRECTER11
DIRECTLY13
DIRECTOR11
DISSECTS11
ECLECTIC14
EFFECTED17
EJECTING19
EJECTION18
ELECTING11
ELECTION10
ELECTIVE14
ELECTORS10
ELECTRIC12
ELECTRON10
ERECTING11
ERECTION10
EXPECTED19
INDIRECT11
INFECTED14
INJECTED19
INJECTOR18
INSPECTS12
LECTERNS10
LECTURED12
LECTURER11
LECTURES11
NEGLECTS11
OBJECTED21
OBJECTOR20
PERFECTS15
PLECTRUM15
PROJECTS20
PROSPECT14
PROTECTS12
REDIRECT11
REELECTS10
REFLECTS13
REJECTED19
RESPECTS12
SECTIONS10
SELECTED11
SELECTOR10
SPECTERS12
SPECTRES12
SPECTRUM15
SUBJECTS21
SUSPECTS13

The 60 most common shown, 100 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing ECT (249)

ADJECTIVE24
AFFECTING18
AFFECTION17
COLLECTED14
CONNECTED14
CONNECTOR13
CORRECTED14
CORRECTLY15
DEFECTIVE19
DEJECTING21
DEJECTION20
DETECTING13
DETECTION12
DETECTIVE16
DIRECTING13
DIRECTION12
DIRECTIVE16
DIRECTORS12
DIRECTORY14
EFFECTIVE21
EJECTIONS19
ELECTIONS11
ELECTORAL11
EXPECTANT19
EXPECTING20
IMPERFECT18
INCORRECT13
INFECTING15
INFECTION14
INJECTING20
INJECTION19
INSPECTED14
INTELLECT11
INTERJECT19
INVECTIVE19
LECTURERS12
LECTURING13
MISDIRECT14
NEGLECTED13
OBJECTING22
OBJECTION21
OBJECTIVE25
OBJECTORS21
PERFECTLY18
PROJECTED22
PROJECTOR21
PROSPECTS15
PROTECTED14
RECTANGLE12
RECTIFIED15
RECTIFIES14
REFLECTED15
REJECTING20
REJECTION19
RESPECTED14
SELECTING12
SELECTION11
SELECTIVE15
SUBJECTED23
SUSPECTED15

The 60 most common shown, 189 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing ECT (244)

ADJECTIVES25
AFFECTIONS18
COLLECTING15
COLLECTION14
COLLECTIVE18
CONFECTION17
CONJECTURE23
CONNECTING15
CONNECTION14
CONNECTIVE18
CONVECTION18
CORRECTING15
CORRECTION14
CORRECTIVE18
DEFECTIVES20
DEFLECTING17
DETECTABLE15
DETECTIVES17
DIRECTIONS13
DIRECTIVES17
DISCONNECT15
ELECTORATE12
ELECTRICAL14
ELECTRONIC14
EXPECTANCY24
IMPERFECTS19
INDIRECTLY15
INJECTIONS20
INSPECTING15
INSPECTION14
INTERJECTS20
MISDIRECTS15
NEGLECTFUL17
NEGLECTING14
OBJECTIONS22
OBJECTIVES26
PERFECTEST17
PERFECTING18
PERFECTION17
PROJECTILE22
PROJECTING23
PROJECTION22
PROJECTORS22
PROSPECTED17
PROTECTING15
PROTECTION14
PROTECTIVE18
RECTIFYING18
REFLECTING16
REFLECTION15
REFLECTIVE19
REJECTIONS20
RESPECTFUL18
RESPECTING15
RESPECTIVE18
SUBJECTING24
SUBJECTIVE27
SUSPECTING16
UNAFFECTED20
UNEXPECTED22

The 60 most common shown, 184 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing ECT (250)

AFFECTATION19
AFTEREFFECT22
COLLECTIONS15
COLLECTIVES19
CONFECTIONS18
CONJECTURED25
CONJECTURES24
CONNECTIONS15
CORRECTIONS15
CORRECTNESS15
DEFLECTIONS17
DIRECTORIES14
DISCONNECTS16
DISINFECTED18
DISRESPECTS16
DISSECTIONS14
EFFECTIVELY25
ELECTRICIAN15
ELECTRICITY17
ELECTRIFIED17
ELECTRIFIES16
ELECTROCUTE16
ELECTRONICS15
EXPECTATION21
IMPERFECTLY22
INCORRECTLY17
INDIRECTION14
INEFFECTIVE23
INEFFECTUAL20
INFLECTIONS16
INSECTICIDE16
INSPECTIONS15
INTERJECTED22
INTERSECTED14
MISDIRECTED17
OBJECTIVELY29
OBJECTIVITY29
PERFECTIONS18
PERSPECTIVE21
PROJECTILES23
PROJECTIONS23
PROSPECTING18
PROSPECTIVE21
PROSPECTORS17
PROTECTIONS15
RECOLLECTED16
RECONNECTED16
RECTANGULAR15
REDIRECTING15
REFLECTIONS16
RESPECTABLE17
RESPECTABLY19
RESURRECTED15
RETROSPECTS15
SELECTIVELY19
SPECTACULAR18
SUBSECTIONS16
UNCONNECTED17
UNPROTECTED17
VIVISECTION21

The 60 most common shown, 190 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing ECT (234)

ADJECTIVALLY29
AFFECTATIONS20
AFFECTIONATE20
AFTEREFFECTS23
APPENDECTOMY23
ARCHITECTURE19
COLLECTIVELY22
COLLECTIVISM22
COLLECTIVIZE28
CONJECTURING26
CONNECTIVITY22
DISAFFECTING22
DISAFFECTION21
DISCONNECTED18
DISINFECTANT18
DISINFECTING19
DISRESPECTED18
EFFECTUATING22
ELECTRICALLY18
ELECTRICIANS16
ELECTRIFYING20
ELECTROCUTED18
ELECTROCUTES17
ELECTROLYSIS16
EXPECTATIONS22
EXPECTORANTS22
EXPECTORATED23
EXPECTORATES22
HYSTERECTOMY22
IMPERFECTION21
INSECTICIDES17
INSURRECTION15
INTELLECTUAL15
INTERCONNECT16
INTERJECTING23
INTERJECTION22
INTERSECTING15
INTERSECTION14
IRRESPECTIVE20
MISDIRECTING18
MISDIRECTION17
NONOBJECTIVE28
PERSPECTIVES22
PROSPECTUSES19
PROTECTIVELY22
RECOLLECTING17
RECOLLECTION16
RECONNECTING17
RESPECTFULLY22
RESPECTIVELY22
RESURRECTING16
RESURRECTION15
RETROSPECTED17
SPECTACULARS19
SPECTROSCOPY22
SUBJECTIVELY31
SUBJECTIVITY31
TRAJECTORIES22
UNEXPECTEDLY26
UNSUSPECTING19

The 60 most common shown, 174 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,818 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (1.1%) are containing ECT. Most of them, 250, have 11 letters. 36 start with ECT, 120 end with it and 1,662 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 ECT?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,818 words containing ECT, from 4 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing ECT?

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 ECT?

OBJECTIONABLE, SUBJECTIVE, UNEXPECTEDLY, EFFECTIVELY, EFFECTIVENESS and OBJECTIVE. 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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