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Words containing LIC

Words that have the letters LIC 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 1,014 playable words containing LIC in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ALUMINOSILICATE. The highest-scoring is UNDERPUBLICIZED, worth 33 points.

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Popular words containing LIC

PUBLICIZING27
PUBLICIZED26
PUBLICIZES25
PUBLICIZE24
EXPLICITLY22
COMPLICATING21
COMPLICATIONS21
MULTIPLICATION21
COMPLICATED20
COMPLICATION20
COMPLICATES19
CONFLICTING19
PUBLICATIONS19
PUBLICISING19
APPLICABLE18
APPLICATIONS18
COMPLICATE18
CONFLICTED18

Highest-scoring words containing LIC

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

UNDERPUBLICIZED33
QUADRUPLICATING31
REPUBLICANIZING31
QUADRUPLICATED30
QUADRUPLICITY30
BRACHYCEPHALIC30
MONOCARBOXYLIC30
REPUBLICANIZED30
QUADRUPLICATION30
QUADRUPLICITIES30
QUINTUPLICATING30
QUADRUPLICATES29

4-letter words containing LIC (4)

FLIC9
LICE6
LICH8
LICK9

5-letter words containing LIC (17)

AULIC8
CLICK12
COLIC9
FLICK13
FLICS10
LICHI9
LICHT9
LICIT7
LICKS10
MALIC9
MELIC9
PLICA9
RELIC7
SALIC7
SLICE7
SLICK10
TELIC7

6-letter words containing LIC (45)

ABULIC11
AMYLIC12
ATELIC8
BEYLIC12
CALICO10
CILICE10
CLICHE12
CLICKS13
COLICS10
CYCLIC14
DELICT9
ELICIT8
ENOLIC8
EXILIC14
FLICKS14
FROLIC11
GALLIC9
GARLIC9
ITALIC8
LICHEE10
LICHEN10
LICHES10
LICHIS10
LICHTS10
LICKED12
LICKER11
LICTOR8
MALICE10
OXALIC14
PHYLIC14
PLICAE10
PLICAL10
POLICE10
POLICY12
PUBLIC13
RELICS8
RELICT8
SIALIC8
SILICA8
SLICED9
SLICER8
SLICES8
SLICKS11
SPLICE10
STELIC8

7-letter words containing LIC (88)

ABOULIC12
ACRYLIC13
ACYCLIC15
AFFLICT15
ALKALIC12
ALKYLIC14
ANGELIC10
BEYLICS13
BUCOLIC14
CALICHE13
CHALICE13
CLICHED14
CLICHES13
CLICKED15
CLICKER14
COLICKY16
COWLICK17
CULICES12
CULICID13
CYLICES13
ECBOLIC13
ELICITS9
EMBOLIC13
ETHYLIC13
FLICKED16
FLICKER15
FROLICS12
HELICAL11
HELICES11
IDYLLIC12
ILLICIT9
INFLICT12
ITALICS9
KILLICK15
LICENCE11
LICENSE9
LICHENS11
LICHTED12
LICHTLY13
LICKING13
NIBLICK14
PELICAN11
POLICED12
POLICES11
PUBLICS14
REPLICA11
ROLLICK12
SIBYLIC13
SILICON9
SLICERS9
SLICING10
SLICKED13
SLICKER12
SLICKLY14
SOLICIT9
SPLICED12
SPLICER11
SPLICES11
VINYLIC15
VOCALIC15

The 60 most common shown, 28 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing LIC (153)

ACRYLICS14
AFFLICTS16
BASILICA12
BENZYLIC22
BIBLICAL14
BICYCLIC18
BUCOLICS15
CALICOES12
CATHOLIC14
CEPHALIC16
CHALICES14
CLICKING16
CONFLICT15
COWLICKS18
CURLICUE14
CYCLICAL16
CYCLICLY18
DACTYLIC15
DELICACY15
DELICATE11
DERELICT11
DIABOLIC13
ELICITED11
EXPLICIT18
FELICITY15
FLICKERS16
FLICKING17
FOLLICLE13
GARLICKY16
IMPLICIT14
INFLICTS13
LICENCES12
LICENSED11
LICENSEE10
LICENSES10
LICKINGS14
LICORICE12
MAJOLICA20
METALLIC12
PELICANS12
PODZOLIC21
POLICIES12
POLICING13
PUBLICAN15
PUBLICLY17
REPLICAS12
REPUBLIC15
ROLLICKS13
SILICATE10
SILICONE10
SLICKERS13
SLICKEST13
SLICKING14
SOLICITS10
SPLICERS12
SPLICING13
SURPLICE13
SYMBOLIC16
SYSTOLIC12
UMBILICI15

The 60 most common shown, 93 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing LIC (160)

AFFLICTED18
ALCOHOLIC15
ANGLICIZE20
APOSTOLIC13
APPLICANT15
BASILICAS13
BELLICOSE13
CONFLICTS16
CURLICUED16
CURLICUES15
CYCLICITY19
DACTYLICS16
DELICIOUS13
DERELICTS12
DIASTOLIC12
DUPLICATE15
DUPLICITY17
ELICITING12
EPICYCLIC19
EXOCYCLIC23
EXPLICATE19
FLICKERED18
FOLLICLES14
FROLICKED18
GALLICIZE20
HYDRAULIC17
ILLICITLY13
IMBECILIC17
IMPLICATE15
INFLICTED15
ITALICISE11
ITALICIZE19
LICENSEES11
LICENSING12
LICORICES13
MAJOLICAS21
MALICIOUS14
METABOLIC15
OXYPHILIC23
PARABOLIC15
POLICEMAN15
POLICEMEN15
PUBLICANS16
PUBLICISE16
PUBLICIST16
PUBLICITY18
PUBLICIZE24
REPLICATE13
REPUBLICS16
ROLLICKED15
SILICATES11
SILICEOUS12
SILICOSIS11
SLICKNESS14
SOLICITED12
SOLICITOR11
SURPLICES14
UMBILICAL16
UMBILICUS17
VITRIOLIC15

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

10-letter words containing LIC (158)

ACCOMPLICE20
AFFLICTING19
AFFLICTION18
ALCOHOLICS16
APPLICABLE18
APPLICANTS16
APPLICATOR16
COMPLICATE18
COMPLICITY20
CONFLICTED18
CURLICUING17
CYCLICALLY20
DELICACIES15
DELICATELY15
DIABOLICAL15
DUPLICATED17
DUPLICATES16
DUPLICATOR16
ENCYCLICAL18
EXPLICABLE22
EXPLICATED21
EXPLICATES20
EXPLICITLY22
FELICITIES15
FELICITOUS16
FLICKERING19
FROLICKING19
FROLICSOME17
HELICOPTER16
HYDRAULICS18
HYPERBOLIC20
IMPLICATED17
IMPLICATES16
IMPLICITLY18
INDELICACY17
INDELICATE13
INFELICITY17
INFLICTING16
ITALICISED13
ITALICISES12
ITALICIZED21
ITALICIZES20
PHILATELIC16
PUBLICISED18
PUBLICISES17
PUBLICISTS17
PUBLICIZED26
PUBLICIZES25
REPLICATED15
REPLICATES14
REPUBLICAN17
ROLLICKING16
SIMPLICITY18
SOLICITING13
SOLICITORS12
SOLICITOUS13
SUPPLICANT17
SUPPLICATE17
TRIPLICATE14
WORKAHOLIC20

The 60 most common shown, 98 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing LIC (127)

ACCOMPLICES21
AFFLICTIONS19
AMPHIPHILIC23
ANGELICALLY16
ANGLICIZING23
APPLICATION17
APPLICATIVE21
APPLICATORS17
BELLICOSITY17
CARBOCYCLIC23
CATHOLICITY19
CATHOLICIZE25
CHOCOHOLICS21
COMPLICATED20
COMPLICATES19
CONFLICTFUL22
CONFLICTING19
CONFLICTIVE22
CYCLICALITY21
DELICIOUSLY17
DERELICTION14
DUPLICATING18
DUPLICATION17
DUPLICATIVE21
DUPLICATORS17
ENCYCLICALS19
EVANGELICAL18
EXPLICATING22
EXPLICATION21
EXPLICATIVE25
EXPLICATORS21
EXPLICATORY23
GALLICIZING23
HELICOPTERS17
HYDROPHILIC22
IMPLICATING18
IMPLICATION17
ITALICISING14
ITALICIZING22
LICENTIATES13
MACROCYCLIC23
MALICIOUSLY18
MELANCHOLIC19
POLICEWOMAN20
POLICEWOMEN20
PSYCHEDELIC22
PUBLICATION18
PUBLICISING19
PUBLICIZING27
REPLICATING16
REPLICATION15
REPUBLICANS18
SILICONIZED22
SUPPLICANTS18
SUPPLICATED19
SUPPLICATES18
TRIPLICATED16
TRIPLICATES15
UNSOLICITED15
WORKAHOLICS21

The 60 most common shown, 67 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing LIC (99)

AFFLICTIVELY26
ANENCEPHALIC20
APPLICATIONS18
BIBLIOPHILIC22
CATHOLICALLY20
CATHOLICIZED27
CATHOLICIZES26
CEPHALICALLY22
COMPLICACIES22
COMPLICATING21
COMPLICATION20
COMPLICITIES20
COMPLICITOUS21
CONDUPLICATE20
DELICATESSEN15
DIABOLICALLY19
DICARBOXYLIC27
DIENCEPHALIC21
EXPLICATIONS22
EXPLICITNESS22
FELICITOUSLY20
FLICKERINGLY23
HELICOPTERED19
HETEROCYCLIC22
HYPERBOLICAL22
IMPLICATIONS18
INAPPLICABLE20
INAPPLICABLY22
INDELICACIES17
INDELICATELY17
INEXPLICABLE24
INEXPLICABLY26
INFELICITIES17
INFELICITOUS18
INTERVOCALIC20
LICENTIOUSLY17
MELANCHOLICS20
MULTIPLICAND20
MULTIPLICITY21
NONALCOHOLIC18
NUCLEOPHILIC21
OVEREXPLICIT26
POLICYHOLDER21
POLYPHENOLIC22
POSTBIBLICAL20
PSYCHEDELICS23
PUBLICATIONS19
REPLICATIONS16
SEXTUPLICATE23
SIMPLICIALLY20
SOLICITATION14
SOLICITOUSLY17
SUPPLICATING20
SUPPLICATION19
SUPPLICATORY21
SYMBOLICALLY22
THERMOPHILIC22
TRIPLICATING17
UNDUPLICATED20
UNPUBLICIZED29

The 60 most common shown, 39 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,014 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.60%) are containing LIC. Most of them, 160, have 9 letters. 72 start with LIC, 201 end with it and 741 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 LIC?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,014 words containing LIC, from 4 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing LIC?

UNDERPUBLICIZED, worth 33 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: QUADRUPLICATING (31), REPUBLICANIZING (31) and QUADRUPLICATED (30).

What are the most common words containing LIC?

PUBLICIZING, PUBLICIZED, PUBLICIZES, PUBLICIZE, EXPLICITLY and COMPLICATING. 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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