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Words containing IC

Words that have the letters IC 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 11,756 playable words containing IC in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 10 letters, and the longest word is ACHONDROPLASTIC. The highest-scoring is QUIZZICALITY, worth 41 points.

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Popular words containing IC

QUALIFICATIONS28
JUSTIFICATION27
PUBLICIZING27
QUALIFICATION27
PREJUDICING26
PUBLICIZED26
MICROCOMPUTERS25
PREJUDICED25
PUBLICIZES25
CRITICIZING24
INEFFICIENCY24
MATHEMATICALLY24
MICROCOMPUTER24
PREJUDICES24
PSYCHOLOGICAL24
PUBLICIZE24
CHARACTERISTICS23
COMMUNICATING23

Highest-scoring words containing IC

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

QUIZZICALITY41
QUIZZICALITIES41
QUIZZICALLY40
QUIZZICAL36
EXTRAJUDICIALLY35
EXCOMMUNICATIVE34
SUBJECTIVISTIC33
COENZYMATICALLY33
MICROEARTHQUAKE33
UNDERPUBLICIZED33
SCHIZOPHRENICS32
MICROTECHNIQUES32

3-letter words containing IC (8)

HIC7
ICE5
ICH7
ICK8
ICY7
PIC7
SIC5
TIC5

4-letter words containing IC (45)

BICE8
CHIC10
DICE7
EMIC8
EPIC8
ETIC6
FICE9
FICO9
FLIC9
HICK11
HUIC9
ICED7
ICES6
ICHS8
ICKY11
ICON6
KICK12
LAIC6
LICE6
LICH8
LICK9
MICA8
MICE8
NICE6
NICK9
ODIC7
OTIC6
PICA8
PICE8
PICK11
PICS8
PYIC10
RICE6
RICH8
RICK9
SICE6
SICK9
SICS6
TICK9
TICS6
URIC7
VICE10
WICH11
WICK12
ZOIC14

5-letter words containing IC (176)

BASIC9
BRICK12
CHICK14
CIVIC13
CLICK12
COLIC9
COMIC11
CUBIC12
CYNIC11
DICED9
DICES8
EDICT8
EPICS9
ETHIC9
EVICT11
FICHE12
FLICK13
HICKS12
ICING8
ICONS7
JUICE16
JUICY18
KICKS13
LICKS10
LOGIC8
LYRIC9
MAGIC10
MANIC9
MIMIC11
MUSIC10
NICER7
NICHE9
NICKS10
OPTIC9
PANIC9
PICKS12
PICKY14
PRICE9
PRICK12
QUICK19
RICED8
SICKS10
SLICE7
SLICK10
SPICE9
SPICY11
STICK10
THICK12
TICKS10
TOPIC9
TOXIC13
TRICK10
TUNIC8
TWICE10
VICAR11
VICED12
VICES11
VOICE11
WHICH14
WICKS13

The 60 most common shown, 116 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing IC (457)

ADDICT10
ADVICE13
ATOMIC10
BASICS10
BRICKS13
CHICKS15
CHOICE12
CIVICS14
CLINIC10
COMICS12
COSMIC12
CRITIC10
DEVICE13
ETHICS10
ETHNIC10
EXOTIC14
FABRIC13
HEROIC10
HICCUP15
IRONIC8
JUICED18
JUICES17
KICKED15
LYRICS10
METRIC10
MYSTIC12
NICELY10
NICEST8
NICKED12
NOTICE8
NOVICE12
OFFICE14
PHYSIC14
PICKAX19
PICKED14
PICKUP16
POETIC10
POLICE10
POLICY12
PRICED11
PRICES10
PUBLIC13
QUICHE19
RICHER10
SICKEN11
SLICED9
SLICES8
STATIC8
STICKS11
STICKY13
STRICT8
TACTIC10
TICKET11
TOPICS10
TRAGIC9
TRICKS11
TRICKY13
VICTIM14
VOICES12
WICKED15

The 60 most common shown, 397 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing IC (898)

ADDICTS11
ARCHAIC13
BICYCLE15
CHAOTIC13
CHICKEN16
CHOICES13
CLASSIC11
CONVICT15
CRICKET14
CRITICS11
CRYPTIC15
CYNICAL13
DEVICES14
DICTATE10
DRASTIC10
DYNAMIC14
ETHICAL11
FICTION12
FRANTIC12
GENERIC10
GENETIC10
GRAPHIC14
IDIOTIC10
INFLICT12
JUSTICE18
KICKING16
LICENCE11
LOGICAL10
LUNATIC10
MAGICAL12
MEDICAL12
MUSICAL12
NICKING13
NOVICES13
NUMERIC12
OFFICER15
OFFICES15
OPTICAL11
PHYSICS15
PICKING15
PICTURE12
PLASTIC11
PREDICT12
PRICING12
QUICKER21
QUICKLY23
RICHEST11
SERVICE13
SICKENS12
SUFFICE16
TACTICS11
TICKETS12
TOPICAL11
TRAFFIC15
TYPICAL13
VEHICLE15
VERDICT14
VICIOUS14
VICTIMS15
VICTORY15

The 60 most common shown, 838 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing IC (1,465)

ACADEMIC15
ACOUSTIC13
ADDICTED13
BIBLICAL14
BICYCLES16
CATHOLIC14
CHEMICAL16
CHICKENS17
CLASSICS12
CLINICAL12
CONFLICT15
CONVICTS16
CRITICAL12
DEDICATE12
DOMESTIC13
DRAMATIC13
DYNAMICS15
ECONOMIC14
ELECTRIC12
EXPLICIT18
FRICTION13
GALACTIC13
GRAPHICS15
HANDICAP15
HISTORIC12
HORRIFIC15
IMPLICIT14
LICENCES12
MAGNETIC13
MATRICES12
MECHANIC16
MEDICINE13
MNEMONIC14
MUSICIAN13
MYTHICAL16
NICKNAME15
OFFICERS16
OFFICIAL16
PARTICLE12
PATHETIC14
PEDANTIC13
PERIODIC13
PHYSICAL16
PICTURES13
POLICIES12
POLITICS12
PRACTICE14
PREDICTS13
PUBLICLY17
QUICKEST22
ROMANTIC12
SANDWICH16
SERVICES14
SICKENED14
SPECIFIC17
STICKING14
SYMBOLIC16
VEHICLES16
VERTICAL14
VICINITY16

The 60 most common shown, 1,405 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing IC (1,494)

ACADEMICS16
ADDICTING14
ADDICTIVE17
ALCOHOLIC15
ALGEBRAIC14
APATHETIC15
APPLICANT15
AUTHENTIC14
AUTOMATIC14
BASICALLY15
CHEMICALS17
CONFLICTS16
CONVICTED18
CRITICISM15
CRITICIZE21
DEDICATED14
DIFFICULT19
DUPLICATE15
ECCENTRIC15
ECONOMICS15
EFFICIENT17
EMPIRICAL15
FANTASTIC14
FICTIONAL14
GRAPHICAL16
INJUSTICE20
LOGICALLY14
LUDICROUS14
MALICIOUS14
MECHANICS17
MICROWAVE20
MUSICIANS14
NICKNAMES16
NUMERICAL14
OFFICIALS17
OVERPRICE17
PHYSICIST17
POLICEMAN15
PRACTICAL15
PRACTICED16
PRACTICES15
PRAGMATIC16
PREDICTED15
PREJUDICE23
PUBLICISE16
PUBLICITY18
PUBLICIZE24
RADICALLY14
SACRIFICE16
SCEPTICAL15
SICKENING15
SKEPTICAL16
SUSPICION14
SYMMETRIC17
SYNDICATE14
SYNTACTIC15
TECHNICAL15
THICKNESS16
TYPICALLY17
WHICHEVER22

The 60 most common shown, 1,434 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing IC (1,635)

ALPHABETIC18
APPLICABLE18
APPLICANTS16
ARITHMETIC16
ARTIFICIAL15
BENEFICIAL17
BIOLOGICAL15
COMPLICATE18
CONFLICTED18
CONTRADICT15
CONVICTING19
CONVICTION18
CRITICISED15
CRITICISMS16
CRITICIZED23
CRITICIZES22
CURRICULUM19
DEDICATING15
DEFICIENCY20
DEMOCRATIC17
DIFFICULTY22
DIPLOMATIC17
DUPLICATED17
DUPLICATES16
ECONOMICAL16
EFFICIENCY22
EXPLICITLY22
HELICOPTER16
HYSTERICAL16
IMPLICITLY18
INDICATIVE17
INFELICITY17
MECHANICAL18
NOTICEABLY16
OFFICIALLY20
OPTIMISTIC16
OVERPRICED19
OVERPRICES18
PHYSICALLY20
PHYSICISTS18
PRACTICALS16
PRACTICING17
PREDICTING16
PREJUDICED25
PREJUDICES24
PUBLICISED18
PUBLICISES17
PUBLICIZED26
PUBLICIZES25
SACRIFICED18
SACRIFICES17
SANDWICHES18
SCIENTIFIC17
SIMPLICITY18
SIMPLISTIC16
SUFFICIENT19
SUSPICIOUS16
SYSTEMATIC16
UNOFFICIAL19
VERTICALLY18

The 60 most common shown, 1,575 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing IC (1,588)

ANTICIPATED16
ANTICIPATES15
APPLICATION17
ATMOSPHERIC19
CERTIFICATE18
COMMUNICATE20
COMPLICATED20
COMPLICATES19
CONFLICTING19
CONSPICUOUS19
CONTRADICTS16
CONVICTIONS19
CRITICISING16
CRITICIZING24
DIAGNOSTICS15
DRASTICALLY16
DUPLICATING18
DUPLICATION17
DYNAMICALLY20
EFFICIENTLY21
ELECTRICITY17
ELECTRONICS15
GENETICALLY16
GRAMMATICAL18
IDENTICALLY16
IDEOLOGICAL15
IMPLICATION17
IMPRACTICAL19
INDICATIONS14
INEFFICIENT19
LUDICROUSLY18
MAGNIFICENT19
MATHEMATICS19
OVERPRICING20
PARTICIPANT17
PARTICIPATE17
POLITICALLY17
POLITICIANS15
PRACTICABLE19
PRACTICALLY19
PREDICTABLE18
PREDICTIONS16
PREJUDICING26
PUBLICATION18
PUBLICISING19
PUBLICIZING27
RESTRICTING14
RESTRICTION13
RESTRICTIVE17
SACRIFICING19
SIGNIFICANT17
STATISTICAL13
SUPERFICIAL19
SYMPATHETIC21
TECHNICALLY19
THEOLOGICAL16
THEORETICAL15
UNREALISTIC14
UNSOLICITED15
VICTIMIZING28

The 60 most common shown, 1,528 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing IC (1,391)

AGRICULTURAL17
ALPHABETICAL20
ANTICIPATING17
ANTICIPATION16
ANTICLIMAXES22
APPLICATIONS18
ARTIFICIALLY19
CATASTROPHIC20
COEFFICIENTS22
COMMUNICABLE23
COMMUNICATED22
COMMUNICATES21
COMPLICATING21
COMPLICATION20
CONTRADICTED18
DEFICIENCIES20
DICTATORSHIP19
DICTIONARIES15
DIFFICULTIES22
DRAMATICALLY19
ECONOMICALLY20
EFFICIENCIES22
EMPHATICALLY22
ENTHUSIASTIC17
GEOGRAPHICAL20
HANDICAPPING22
HIERARCHICAL20
HIEROGLYPHIC23
HISTORICALLY18
HYPOCRITICAL22
HYPOTHETICAL22
IMPLICATIONS18
INEFFICIENCY24
INEXPLICABLE24
INEXPLICABLY26
INEXTRICABLY24
INSUFFICIENT21
JURISDICTION24
MAGNIFICENCE22
MAJESTICALLY26
MATHEMATICAL20
MODIFICATION20
NOTIFICATION17
PARTICIPANTS18
PARTICIPATED19
PARTICIPATES18
PARTICULARLY19
PERIODICALLY19
PHOTOGRAPHIC23
PSYCHEDELICS23
PUBLICATIONS19
PUMPERNICKEL24
RESTRICTIONS14
RIDICULOUSLY19
SIGNIFICANCE20
SOPHISTICATE18
SPECIFICALLY23
SUFFICIENTLY23
SUSPICIOUSLY20
VERIFICATION21

The 60 most common shown, 1,331 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

11,756 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (7.0%) are containing IC. Most of them, 1,635, have 10 letters. 113 start with IC, 3,515 end with it and 8,134 have it only in the middle.

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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 IC?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 11,756 words containing IC, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing IC?

QUIZZICALITY, worth 41 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: QUIZZICALITIES (41), QUIZZICALLY (40) and QUIZZICAL (36).

What are the most common words containing IC?

QUALIFICATIONS, JUSTIFICATION, PUBLICIZING, QUALIFICATION, PREJUDICING and PUBLICIZED. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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