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Words containing LIS

Words that have the letters LIS 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 1,668 playable words containing LIS in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ACCOMPLISHMENTS. The highest-scoring is PHOTOJOURNALISM, worth 30 points.

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Popular words containing LIS

ACCOMPLISHING24
ACCOMPLISHED23
ACCOMPLISHES22
FUNDAMENTALIST21
ACCOMPLISH20
ESTABLISHMENTS20
JOURNALISTS20
ESTABLISHMENT19
JOURNALIST19
CIVILISATION18
PUBLISHING18
CIVILISING17
DEMOLISHING17
ESTABLISHING17
PUBLISHED17
PUBLISHERS17
SPECIALISING17
CAPITALISM16

Highest-scoring words containing LIS

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

PHOTOJOURNALISM30
PHOTOJOURNALIST28
PARAJOURNALISMS28
COLLOQUIALISMS27
ACCOMPLISHMENTS27
PARAJOURNALISM27
EXCEPTIONALISMS27
EXPERIMENTALISM27
HYPERCATABOLISM27
HYPERMETABOLISM27
MICROPUBLISHING27
QUARTERFINALIST27

3-letter words containing LIS (1)

LIS3

4-letter words containing LIS (2)

LISP6
LIST4

5-letter words containing LIS (10)

ALIST5
BLISS7
DELIS6
LISLE5
LISPS7
LISTS5
PILIS7
POLIS7
PULIS8
SYLIS7

6-letter words containing LIS (30)

AIOLIS6
BIALIS8
CAULIS9
COULIS9
CULLIS9
DELIST7
ENLIST6
FOLLIS9
HOLISM10
HOLIST8
LISLES6
LISPED9
LISPER8
LISSOM8
LISTED7
LISTEE6
LISTEL6
LISTEN6
LISTER6
MULISH11
OWLISH11
OXALIS12
PALISH10
PLISKY13
PLISSE8
POLISH10
RELISH8
RELIST6
TALLIS6
VALISE10

7-letter words containing LIS (81)

ABOLISH11
ALKALIS10
BAALISM11
BIBLIST11
BLISSED10
BLISSES9
BLISTER9
BUBALIS12
BULLISH12
CARLISH11
CELLIST9
CHABLIS13
CHALLIS11
COOLISH11
CYCLIST13
DOLLISH10
DUALISM11
DUALIST9
DUELIST9
DULLISH11
ELISION7
ENGLISH10
ENLISTS7
FINALIS10
FOOLISH12
GHIBLIS12
GIRLISH10
GLISTEN8
HELLISH11
HOLISMS11
HOLISTS9
IDOLISE8
IDOLISM10
IDYLIST10
KLISTER10
LAZULIS16
LISPING10
LISSOME9
LISTENS7
LISTING8
MELISMA11
MUESLIS10
OBELISK12
OBELISM11
OCULIST10
ODALISK11
PLISKIE12
PUBLISH14
REALISE7
REALISM9
REALIST7
STYLISE9
STYLISH11
STYLIST9
TABULIS10
TRELLIS7
UTILISE8
VALISES11
VIOLIST11
WHOLISM14

The 60 most common shown, 21 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing LIS (198)

BLISSFUL14
BLISTERS10
BOTULISM13
CELLISTS10
CHURLISH15
CIVILISE14
COLISEUM13
CYCLISTS14
DEMOLISH13
DEVILISH15
EMBOLISM14
ENLISTED9
EQUALISE17
FATALISM13
FINALISE11
FINALIST11
GHOULISH14
GLISTENS9
HOLISTIC12
IDEALISE9
IDEALIST9
IDOLISED10
IDOLISES9
LEGALISE9
LISTENED9
LISTENER8
LISTINGS9
LISTLESS8
LOCALISE10
MOBILISE12
MORALIST10
MULISHLY15
NIHILISM12
NOVELIST12
OBELISKS13
PENALISE10
PLAYLIST12
POLISHED13
POLISHER12
POLISHES12
POPULISM15
POPULIST13
PUGILISM14
PUGILIST12
PURPLISH15
RAVIOLIS12
REALISED9
REALISES8
REALISTS8
RELISHED11
RELISHES10
SMALLISH12
SYPHILIS14
TALISMAN10
TICKLISH15
UTILISED10
UTILISES9
VIOLISTS12
VOCALISE14
VOCALIST14

The 60 most common shown, 138 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing LIS (252)

ABOLISHED14
ABOLISHES13
BLACKLIST16
BLISTERED12
CHECKLIST18
CIVILISED16
CIVILISES15
COLLISION11
EMBELLISH15
ENLISTING10
EQUALISED19
EQUALISES18
ESTABLISH13
FEUDALISM16
FINALISED13
FINALISES12
FINALISTS12
FOOLISHLY16
FORMALISE14
FOSSILISE12
GLISTENED11
IDEALISED11
IDEALISES10
IDEALISTS10
IDOLISING11
LEGALISED11
LEGALISES10
LISTENERS9
LISTENING10
LOCALISED12
LOCALISES11
MOBILISED14
MOBILISES13
MORALISTS11
NOVELISTS13
PENALISED12
PENALISES11
POLISHING14
PUBLISHED17
PUBLISHER16
PUBLISHES16
REALISING10
REALISTIC11
RELISHING12
SHORTLIST11
SOCIALISE11
SOCIALISM13
SOCIALIST11
STYLISTIC13
SYMBOLISE15
SYMBOLISM17
TALISMANS11
TANTALISE9
TRELLISED10
TRELLISES9
UTILISING11
VANDALISE14
VANDALISM16
VISUALISE14
VOCALISTS15

The 60 most common shown, 192 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing LIS (237)

ABOLISHING15
ACCOMPLISH20
ALCOHOLISM16
BALLISTICS14
BLACKLISTS17
BLISSFULLY18
BLISTERING13
CAPITALISE14
CAPITALISM16
CAPITALIST14
CENTRALISE12
CIVILISING17
COLLISIONS12
DEMOLISHED16
DEMOLISHES15
ENLISTMENT12
EQUALISING20
EVANGELISM17
EVANGELIST15
FATALISTIC15
FEDERALISM16
FEDERALIST14
FINALISING14
FORMALISED16
FORMALISES15
FOSSILISED14
FOSSILISES13
GENERALISE11
GLISTENING12
IDEALISING12
IDEALISTIC13
JOURNALISM21
JOURNALIST19
LEGALISING12
LEGALISTIC13
LIBERALISE12
LIBERALISM14
LOCALISING13
METABOLISM16
METROPOLIS14
MINIMALISM16
MINIMALIST14
MOBILISING15
MONOPOLISE14
PENALISING13
PUBLISHERS17
PUBLISHING18
SCANDALISE13
SIMPLISTIC16
SOCIALISED13
SOCIALISES12
SOCIALISTS12
SPECIALISE14
SPECIALIST14
SYMBOLISED17
SYMBOLISES16
VANDALISED16
VANDALISES15
VISUALISED16
VISUALISES15

The 60 most common shown, 177 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing LIS (245)

BLACKLISTED19
CANNIBALISM17
CAPITALISED16
CAPITALISES15
CAPITALISTS15
CENTRALISED14
CENTRALISES13
CRYSTALLISE15
DEMOLISHING17
EMBELLISHED18
EMBELLISHES17
ENLISTMENTS13
ESTABLISHED16
ESTABLISHES15
EVANGELISTS16
FEDERALISTS15
FOOLISHNESS16
FORMALISING17
FOSSILISING15
GENERALISED13
GENERALISES12
HOSPITALISE15
IMPERIALISM17
IMPERIALIST15
JOURNALISTS20
LIBERALISED14
LIBERALISES13
MATERIALISE13
MATERIALISM15
MATERIALIST13
METABOLISMS17
MILLISECOND16
MONOPOLISED16
MONOPOLISES15
NATIONALISE11
NATIONALISM13
NATIONALIST11
NATURALISED13
NATURALISES12
NATURALISTS12
NEUTRALISED13
NEUTRALISES12
PATERNALISM15
PERSONALISE13
PUBLISHABLE20
RATIONALISE11
REPUBLISHED19
REVIVALISTS19
SCANDALISED15
SCANDALISES14
SOCIALISING14
SPECIALISED16
SPECIALISES15
SPECIALISTS15
SYMBOLISING18
TANTALISING12
UNPUBLISHED20
UNREALISTIC14
VANDALISING17
VISUALISING17

The 60 most common shown, 185 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing LIS (212)

ACCOMPLISHED23
ACCOMPLISHES22
BLACKLISTING20
BLISSFULNESS18
CALISTHENICS18
CANNIBALISED17
CANNIBALISES16
CAPITALISING17
CAPITALISTIC18
CENTRALISING15
CHURLISHNESS19
CIVILISATION18
CRYSTALLISED17
CRYSTALLISES16
DISESTABLISH17
EMBELLISHING19
EMOTIONALISM16
ESTABLISHING17
EVANGELISTIC19
FACTIONALISM19
FICTIONALISE17
GENERALISING14
HAIRSTYLISTS16
HOSPITALISED17
HOSPITALISES16
IMMORTALISED17
IMMORTALISES16
IMPERIALISTS16
JOURNALISTIC23
LIBERALISING15
MATERIALISED15
MATERIALISES14
MATERIALISTS14
MEMORIALISED17
MEMORIALISES16
METROPOLISES16
MILLISECONDS17
MONOPOLISING17
MONOPOLISTIC18
MOTORCYCLIST20
NATIONALISED13
NATIONALISES12
NATIONALISTS12
NATURALISING14
NEUTRALISING14
PAROCHIALISM20
PERSONALISED15
PERSONALISES14
PORTCULLISES17
RATIONALISED13
RATIONALISES12
REPUBLISHING20
REVITALISING17
SCANDALISING16
SEMIFINALIST17
SOMNAMBULISM21
SOMNAMBULIST19
SPECIALISING17
SPIRITUALISM17
TRIVIALISING17

The 60 most common shown, 152 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,668 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.99%) are containing LIS. Most of them, 252, have 9 letters. 43 start with LIS, 62 end with it and 1,564 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 LIS?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,668 words containing LIS, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing LIS?

PHOTOJOURNALISM, worth 30 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: PHOTOJOURNALIST (28), PARAJOURNALISMS (28) and COLLOQUIALISMS (27).

What are the most common words containing LIS?

ACCOMPLISHING, ACCOMPLISHED, ACCOMPLISHES, FUNDAMENTALIST, ACCOMPLISH and ESTABLISHMENTS. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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