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Words containing LI

Words that have the letters LI 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 14,013 playable words containing LI in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ABSORBABILITIES. The highest-scoring is QUIZZICALITY, worth 41 points.

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Popular words containing LI

PUZZLING28
QUALIFICATIONS28
PUBLICIZING27
QUALIFICATION27
CIVILIZATION26
HOMOSEXUALITY26
PUBLICIZED26
CIVILIZING25
EQUILIBRIUM25
PUBLICIZES25
QUALIFYING25
SPECIALIZING25
ACCOMPLISHING24
CIVILIZED24
FLEXIBILITY24
GENERALIZATIONS24
PUBLICIZE24
SPECIALIZED24

Highest-scoring words containing LI

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

QUIZZICALITY41
QUIZZICALITIES41
JAZZLIKE35
HYPERCIVILIZED35
SQUEEZABILITY34
SQUEEZABILITIES34
ZIZZLING33
PODZOLIZATIONS33
CONTEXTUALIZING33
HYPNOTIZABILITY33
UNDERPUBLICIZED33
COMMERCIALIZING32

2-letter words containing LI (1)

3-letter words containing LI (7)

LIB5
LID4
LIE3
LIN3
LIP5
LIS3
LIT3

4-letter words containing LI (69)

ALIF7
ALIT4
BLIN6
BLIP8
CLIP8
DELI5
FLIC9
FLIP9
FLIT7
GLIA5
GLIB7
GLIM7
HILI6
ILIA4
LIAR4
LIBS6
LICE6
LICH8
LICK9
LIDO5
LIDS5
LIED5
LIEF7
LIEN4
LIES4
LIEU5
LIFE7
LIFT7
LIKE7
LILT4
LILY6
LIMA6
LIMB8
LIME6
LIMN6
LIMO6
LIMP8
LIMY8
LINE4
LING5
LINK7
LINT4
LINY6
LION4
LIPS6
LIRA4
LIRE4
LISP6
LIST4
LITE4
LITU5
LIVE8
PILI6
PLIE6
PULI7
SLID5
SLIM6
SLIP6
SLIT4
SYLI6

The 60 most common shown, 9 rarer words not listed. All 4-letter words

5-letter words containing LI (216)

ALIAS5
ALIEN5
ALIGN6
ALIKE8
ALIVE9
BLIMP11
BLIND8
BLINK10
BLIPS9
BLISS7
BLITZ15
CHILI9
CLICK12
CLIFF13
CLIMB11
CLIME9
CLING8
CLINK10
CLIPS9
COLIC9
ELITE5
FLICK13
FLIED9
FLIER8
FLIES8
FLING9
FLINT8
FLIPS10
FLIRT8
FLITS8
LIBEL7
LICKS10
LIFTS8
LIGHT8
LIKED9
LIKES8
LIMBO9
LIMBS9
LIMIT7
LIMPS9
LINED6
LINES5
LINKS8
LISTS5
LITER5
LITRE5
LIVED10
LIVEN9
LIVER9
LIVES9
LIVID10
OLIVE9
SLICE7
SLICK10
SLIDE6
SLIMY9
SLIPS7
SOLID6
SPLIT7
VALID10

The 60 most common shown, 156 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing LI (523)

ALIENS6
ALIGNS7
ALLIES6
BELIEF11
BLIGHT11
BLIMPS12
BLINKS11
CLICKS13
CLIENT8
CLIFFS14
CLIMAX16
CLIMBS12
CLINCH12
CLINIC10
CLIQUE17
CYCLIC14
FILING10
FLICKS14
FLIGHT12
FLIMSY13
FLINCH13
LIABLE8
LICKED12
LIFTED10
LIGHTS9
LIKELY11
LIKING10
LIMITS8
LINEAR6
LINING7
LINKED10
LIQUID16
LIQUOR15
LISTED7
LISTEN6
LITTER6
LITTLE6
LIVELY12
LIVEST10
LIVING11
LIZARD15
OBLIGE9
POLICE10
POLICY12
POLISH10
POLITE8
PUBLIC13
RELIED7
RELIEF9
RELIES6
RULING8
SLICED9
SLICES8
SLIDES7
SLIGHT9
SPLITS8
UNLIKE10
UPLIFT12
VILIFY15
VIOLIN10

The 60 most common shown, 463 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing LI (1,196)

ABILITY11
ABOLISH11
APPLIED12
APPLIES11
BELIEFS12
BELIEVE13
BLINDLY12
BOILING10
CABLING12
CALLING10
CEILING10
CLIMATE11
CLIMBED14
CLIPPED14
COOLING10
CYCLING14
CYCLIST13
DECLINE10
DELIGHT11
DELIVER12
DISLIKE11
FAILING11
FALLING11
FEELING11
FILLING11
FLIPPED15
FOOLING11
FOOLISH12
HOLIDAY12
IMPLIED12
IMPLIES11
INFLICT12
INVALID12
JELLIES15
KILLING11
LIBERTY11
LIBRARY11
LICENCE11
LIFTING11
LIGHTED11
LIGHTER10
LIGHTLY12
LIMITED10
LINKAGE11
LINKING11
MAILING10
OBLIGED11
OBLIGES10
PUBLISH14
PULLING11
QUALIFY21
QUALITY18
REALIZE15
RELIEVE11
REPLIED10
SCALING10
SLICING10
SLIPPED12
SMILING10
WILLING11

The 60 most common shown, 1,136 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing LI (2,188)

BAFFLING17
BELIEVED15
BELIEVER14
BELIEVES14
BIBLICAL14
CATHOLIC14
CIVILIAN14
CIVILISE14
CIVILIZE22
CLIMBING15
CLINICAL12
CLIPPING15
CONFLICT15
COUPLING14
CRAWLING14
CYCLISTS14
CYLINDER13
DAYLIGHT14
DECLINED12
DELIGHTS12
DELIVERS13
DELIVERY15
DEMOLISH13
DISLIKED13
DISLIKES12
DOUBLING13
EQUALITY19
EXPLICIT18
FACILITY15
FAMILIAR13
FAMILIES13
FEELINGS12
FIDDLING14
FINALIZE19
FLIPPING16
GARBLING12
HOLIDAYS13
IMPLICIT14
LIFETIME13
LIKEWISE14
MUDDLING14
PECULIAR13
POLISHED13
PUBLICLY17
PUZZLING28
REALIZED17
REALIZES16
RELIEVED13
SAMPLING13
SIMPLIFY17
SLIGHTLY13
SLIPPERY14
SLIPPING13
SUPPLIED14
SUPPLIER13
SUPPLIES13
SYMBOLIC16
TACKLING14
UNLIKELY14
VALIDITY15

The 60 most common shown, 2,128 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing LI (2,202)

ABOLISHED14
ABOLISHES13
ALCOHOLIC15
AMPLIFIER16
APPALLING14
APPEALING14
APPLICANT15
BELIEVERS15
BELIEVING16
CANCELING14
CAUSALITY14
CIVILISED16
CIVILISES15
CIVILIZED24
CIVILIZES23
COMPILING16
CONFLICTS16
DECLINING13
DELICIOUS13
DELIGHTED14
DELIVERED15
DISABLING13
DISLIKING14
DUPLICATE15
ESTABLISH13
FINALISED13
FINALIZED21
FINALIZES20
HIGHLIGHT17
INABILITY13
LIABILITY13
LIFESTYLE14
LIGHTNING13
MALICIOUS14
MENTALITY13
MODELINGS13
MODELLING13
MORTALITY13
POLICEMAN15
POLISHING14
PUBLICISE16
PUBLICITY18
PUBLICIZE24
PUBLISHED17
PUBLISHER16
PUBLISHES16
QUALIFIED22
QUALIFIER21
QUALIFIES21
QUALITIES18
REALIZING18
RECYCLING16
RELIEVING14
REVEALING14
STUMBLING15
SUPPLIERS14
TRAVELING14
UNWILLING14
VANDALISM16
WILLINGLY15

The 60 most common shown, 2,142 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing LI (1,990)

ABOLISHING15
ACCOMPLISH20
APPLICABLE18
APPLICANTS16
ASSEMBLING15
BELIEVABLE18
CANCELLING15
CAPABILITY18
CAPITALISM16
CIVILISING17
CIVILIZING25
COMPELLING17
COMPLICATE18
COMPLIMENT18
CONCEALING15
CONFLICTED18
DELIGHTFUL18
DELIGHTING15
DELIVERING16
DEMOLISHED16
DEMOLISHES15
DISCIPLINE15
DUPLICATED17
DUPLICATES16
EXPLICITLY22
FACILITATE15
FACILITIES15
FINALIZING22
FULFILLING18
GENERALIZE19
HELICOPTER16
HIGHLIGHTS18
IMPLICITLY18
INEQUALITY21
INFALLIBLE15
INFELICITY17
INITIALIZE18
INVALIDATE15
JOURNALIST19
LIKELIHOOD16
MULTIPLIED16
MULTIPLIES15
OBLIGATORY15
PUBLICISED18
PUBLICISES17
PUBLICIZED26
PUBLICIZES25
PUBLISHERS17
PUBLISHING18
QUALIFIERS22
QUALIFYING25
RESEMBLING15
SCHEDULING17
SIMPLICITY18
SIMPLIFIED18
SIMPLIFIES17
SIMPLISTIC16
SPECIALITY16
SPECIALIZE22
UNFAMILIAR16

The 60 most common shown, 1,930 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing LI (1,697)

ACCLIMATIZE25
APPALLINGLY18
APPLICATION17
BAMBOOZLING26
BRILLIANTLY15
COMPLICATED20
COMPLICATES19
CONFLICTING19
CONTROLLING14
COUNSELLING15
CREDIBILITY18
DELINQUENCY25
DEMOLISHING17
DUPLICATING18
DUPLICATION17
ELIMINATING14
ENLIGHTENED15
EQUILIBRIUM25
ESTABLISHED16
ESTABLISHES15
FAMILIARITY18
FEASIBILITY18
FLEXIBILITY24
GENERALISED13
GENERALISES12
GENERALIZED21
GENERALIZES20
HIGHLIGHTED20
IMMOBILIZED26
IMPLICATION17
INCLINATION13
INITIALIZED20
INITIALIZES19
INTELLIGENT12
JOURNALISTS20
LIGHTNINGED16
LIMITATIONS13
PERSONALITY15
POLITICALLY17
POLITICIANS15
PORTABILITY17
POSSIBILITY17
PRELIMINARY17
PROBABILITY19
PUBLICATION18
PUBLICISING19
PUBLICIZING27
REALIZATION19
RELIABILITY15
SIMPLIFYING21
SPECIALISED16
SPECIALISES15
SPECIALIZED24
SPECIALIZES23
SUITABILITY16
SYMBOLIZING26
TRANQUILIZE28
UNDERLINING14
UNREALISTIC14
UNSOLICITED15

The 60 most common shown, 1,637 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing LI (1,364)

ACCLIMATIZED27
ACCLIMATIZES26
ACCOMPLISHED23
ACCOMPLISHES22
ANTICLIMAXES22
APPLICATIONS18
AVAILABILITY20
BIBLIOGRAPHY23
BLACKMAILING22
CAPABILITIES18
CAPITALIZING25
CENTRALIZING23
CIVILISATION18
CIVILIZATION26
COMPLICATING21
COMPLICATION20
CRYSTALLIZED25
CRYSTALLIZES24
DECENTRALIZE23
DELIBERATELY17
DEMORALIZING24
DISCIPLINARY19
DISQUALIFIED26
DISQUALIFIES25
ENLIGHTENING16
ESTABLISHING17
EXEMPLIFYING28
FAMILIARIZED26
FAMILIARIZES25
GENERALISING14
GENERALIZING22
HIGHLIGHTING21
HOSPITALIZED25
HOSPITALIZES24
IMMOBILIZING27
IMPLICATIONS18
INEXPLICABLE24
INEXPLICABLY26
INITIALIZING21
INTELLIGENCE15
LIBERALIZING23
LIQUIDATIONS22
MATERIALIZED23
MATERIALIZES22
MOBILIZATION24
MONOPOLIZING25
PERSONALIZED23
PSYCHEDELICS23
PUBLICATIONS19
RELINQUISHED24
RELINQUISHES23
SCANDALIZING24
SPECIALISING17
SPECIALIZING25
TRANQUILIZED30
TRANQUILIZER29
TRANQUILIZES29
TRANQUILLITY23
UNBELIEVABLE21
UNBELIEVABLY23

The 60 most common shown, 1,304 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

14,013 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (8.4%) are containing LI. Most of them, 2,202, have 9 letters. 1,215 start with LI, 115 end with it and 12,685 have it only in the middle.

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Words starting with LI

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 LI?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 14,013 words containing LI, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing LI?

QUIZZICALITY, worth 41 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: QUIZZICALITIES (41), JAZZLIKE (35) and HYPERCIVILIZED (35).

What are the most common words containing LI?

PUZZLING, QUALIFICATIONS, PUBLICIZING, QUALIFICATION, CIVILIZATION and HOMOSEXUALITY. 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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