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Words containing NC

Words that have the letters NC 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 5,331 playable words containing NC in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 10 letters, and the longest word is ANCYLOSTOMIASES. The highest-scoring is MULTIFREQUENCY, worth 33 points.

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Popular words containing NC

ACQUAINTANCE25
CONSEQUENCES25
FREQUENCIES25
FREQUENCY25
CONJUNCTION24
CONSEQUENCE24
INCONVENIENCING24
INEFFICIENCY24
INEXPERIENCED24
CONCEIVABLY23
CONVINCINGLY23
EXPERIENCING23
INCONVENIENCED23
UNCOMFORTABLE23
CIRCUMSTANCES22
EFFICIENCY22
EXPERIENCED22
INCONVENIENCES22

Highest-scoring words containing NC

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

MULTIFREQUENCY33
CONJUNCTIVELY32
GYROFREQUENCY32
GYROFREQUENCIES32
PROVINCIALIZING32
REJUVENESCENCES32
CONJUNCTIVITIS31
CONCEPTUALIZING31
DISJUNCTIVELY31
CONJUNCTIVITES31
PROVINCIALIZED31
REJUVENESCENCE31

4-letter words containing NC (6)

INCH8
ONCE6
SYNC8
UNCI7
UNCO7
ZINC14

5-letter words containing NC (58)

ADUNC9
ANCON7
BANCO9
BENCH11
BRONC9
BUNCH12
BUNCO10
CINCH11
CONCH11
DANCE8
DUNCE9
DUNCH11
FANCY12
FENCE10
FINCH12
FRANC10
HANCE9
HENCE9
HUNCH12
INCOG8
INCUR8
INCUS8
JUNCO16
KENCH12
LANCE7
LUNCH10
MINCE9
MINCY11
MUNCH12
NANCE7
NANCY9
NONCE7
OUNCE8
PENCE9
PINCH11
PONCE9
PUNCH12
RANCE7
RANCH9
SINCE7
SYNCH11
SYNCS9
TENCH9
TINCT7
UNCAP10
UNCIA8
UNCLE8
UNCOS8
UNCOY10
UNCUS9
UNCUT9
VINCA11
WENCH12
WINCE10
WINCH12
YINCE9
ZINCS15
ZINCY17

6-letter words containing NC (162)

AGENCY11
ANCHOR10
BLANCH12
BOUNCE11
BRANCH12
BRONCO10
BRUNCH13
CANCEL10
CANCER10
CHANCE12
CLENCH12
CLINCH12
CONCUR11
CRUNCH13
DANCED10
DANCER9
DANCES9
DRENCH11
DUNCES10
ENCASE8
ENCODE9
ENCORE8
FENCED12
FENCES11
FLINCH13
FRANCS11
FRENCH13
GLANCE9
INCHED11
INCHES10
INCITE8
INCOME10
INCURS9
LANCED9
LANCES8
LAUNCH11
MINCED11
MINCES10
NUANCE9
OUNCES9
PAUNCH13
PENCIL10
PONCHO12
POUNCE11
PRANCE10
PRINCE10
QUENCH19
RANCID9
RANCOR8
STANCE8
STANCH10
STENCH10
THENCE10
TRANCE8
TRENCH10
UNCLES9
WHENCE13
WINCED12
WINCES11
WRENCH13

The 60 most common shown, 102 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing NC (339)

ABSENCE11
ADJUNCT19
ADVANCE14
ANCHOVY17
ANCIENT9
BALANCE11
BENCHED14
BUNCHED15
BUNCHES14
CANCELS11
CHANCED14
CHANCES13
CINCHED14
COGENCY14
CONCAVE15
CONCEAL11
CONCEDE12
CONCEPT13
CONCERN11
CONCERT11
CONCISE11
COUNCIL12
CRUNCHY16
DANCING11
DECENCY14
DEFENCE13
DEFUNCT14
ENCLOSE9
ENCODED11
ENCODES10
ENHANCE11
ESSENCE9
EXTINCT15
FINANCE12
FINCHES14
FLUENCY15
HUNCHED15
HUNCHES14
INCLINE9
INCLUDE11
INFANCY14
LICENCE11
MUNCHED15
MUNCHES14
OFFENCE15
PANCAKE14
PAUNCHY16
PINCHED14
PINCHES13
PUNCHED15
PUNCHES14
ROMANCE11
SCIENCE11
SILENCE9
SINCERE9
UNCLEAR10
URGENCY13
VACANCY17
WINCHED15
ZINCKED21

The 60 most common shown, 279 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing NC (609)

ADVANCED16
ADVANCES15
ALLIANCE10
ANCESTOR10
ANNOUNCE11
AUDIENCE12
BALANCED13
BALANCES12
BRANCHES14
CANCELED13
COINCIDE13
COMMENCE16
CONCEALS12
CONCEIVE16
CONCEPTS14
CONCERNS12
CONCERTO12
CONCERTS12
CONCLUDE14
CONCRETE12
CONVINCE16
COUNCILS13
CRUNCHED16
CRUNCHES15
CURRENCY15
DISTANCE11
DISTINCT11
ENCLOSED11
ENCLOSES10
ENCODING12
ENHANCED13
ENHANCES12
EVIDENCE15
FINANCES13
FUNCTION14
GUIDANCE13
INCIDENT11
INCLINED11
INCLUDED13
INCLUDES12
INCOMING13
INCURRED12
JUNCTION19
LAUNCHED14
LAUNCHES13
LICENCES12
NUISANCE11
OFFENCES16
PATIENCE12
PINCHING15
PRESENCE12
PUNCHING16
PUNCTURE14
SCIENCES12
SEQUENCE19
TENDENCY13
TRUNCATE11
UNCOMMON15
VARIANCE14
VIOLENCE14

The 60 most common shown, 549 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing NC (756)

ADVANCING17
ALLOWANCE14
ANNOUNCED13
ANNOUNCES12
ANNOYANCE13
ARROGANCE12
AUDIENCES13
BALANCING14
CANCELING14
CANCELLED14
CLEARANCE13
CONCEALED14
CONCEIVED18
CONCEIVES17
CONCERNED14
CONCLUDED16
CONCLUDES15
CONVINCED18
CONVINCES17
CRUNCHING17
DISTANCES12
EMERGENCY16
ENCLOSING12
ENCOUNTER12
ENCOURAGE13
ENHANCING14
EXISTENCE17
FINANCIAL14
FREQUENCY25
FUNCTIONS15
IGNORANCE12
IMBALANCE15
INCAPABLE15
INCENTIVE15
INCIDENCE14
INCIDENTS12
INCLINING12
INCLUDING14
INCLUSIVE16
INCORRECT13
INCREMENT13
INCURRING13
INFERENCE14
INFLUENCE15
INNOCENCE13
LAUNCHING15
LUNCHTIME16
PREGNANCY16
PRINCIPAL15
PRINCIPLE15
PRONOUNCE14
RECONCILE13
REFERENCE14
RELEVANCE15
SEQUENCES20
SINCERELY13
SUBSTANCE14
TRUNCATED13
UNCHANGED16
VACANCIES17

The 60 most common shown, 696 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing NC (848)

ACCEPTANCE18
ACCORDANCE17
ALLOWANCES15
ANNOUNCING14
APPEARANCE16
ASSISTANCE12
ATTENDANCE13
CANCELLING15
CHANCELLOR16
COMPETENCE18
CONCEALING15
CONCEIVING19
CONCEPTION16
CONCEPTUAL17
CONCERNING15
CONCLUDING17
CONCLUSION15
CONFERENCE17
CONFIDENCE18
CONSCIENCE16
CONVINCING19
DEFICIENCY20
DEPENDENCE16
DIFFERENCE19
DISTINCTLY15
EFFICIENCY22
ENCOUNTERS13
ENCOURAGED15
ENCOURAGES14
EXPERIENCE20
EXTINCTION18
FUNCTIONAL16
FUNCTIONED17
HENCEFORTH19
IMPORTANCE16
INCIDENTAL13
INCOHERENT14
INCOMPLETE16
INCREASING13
INCREDIBLE15
INCREDIBLY17
INFLUENCED17
INFLUENCES16
INSISTENCE12
OCCURRENCE17
PRECEDENCE17
PREFERENCE17
PRINCIPLES16
PRONOUNCED16
PRONOUNCES15
REDUNDANCY17
REFERENCED16
REFERENCES15
RELUCTANCE15
RESISTANCE12
SENTENCING13
SUBSTANCES15
TENDENCIES13
TRUNCATING14
UNBALANCED16

The 60 most common shown, 788 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing NC (780)

AMBIVALENCE21
APPEARANCES17
COEXISTENCE21
COINCIDENCE18
COMPLACENCY23
CONCATENATE15
CONCEIVABLE21
CONCEIVABLY23
CONCENTRATE15
CONCLUSIONS16
CONFERENCES18
CONJUNCTION24
CONSEQUENCE24
CONSISTENCY17
CONSULTANCY18
CONVENIENCE19
CONVEYANCES21
DELINQUENCY25
DIFFERENCES20
DISCREPANCY20
DISTINCTION14
DISTINCTIVE18
DISTURBANCE17
ENCOUNTERED15
ENCOURAGING16
ENHANCEMENT17
EQUIVALENCE26
EXPERIENCED22
EXPERIENCES21
FINANCIALLY18
FLAMBOYANCE22
FREQUENCIES25
FUNCTIONING18
INCARNATION13
INCLINATION13
INCOMPETENT17
INCORPORATE15
INCORRECTLY17
INFLUENCING18
INHERITANCE15
INJUNCTIONS22
INTOLERANCE13
MAINTENANCE15
MALFUNCTION19
OCCURRENCES18
PERFORMANCE20
PERFUNCTORY21
PREFERENCES18
PRINCIPALLY19
PROFICIENCY22
PRONOUNCING17
PUNCTUATION17
REFERENCING17
RESEMBLANCE17
SUBJUNCTIVE29
SYNCHRONIZE25
UNCERTAINTY16
UNCONNECTED17
UNCONSCIOUS17
WORKBENCHES23

The 60 most common shown, 720 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing NC (696)

ACQUAINTANCE25
ACQUIESCENCE27
ADVANCEMENTS21
ANNOUNCEMENT17
ASYNCHRONOUS19
BENEVOLENCES20
CIRCUMSTANCE21
CLAIRVOYANCE22
COMMENCEMENT22
COMPUNCTIONS21
CONCATENATED17
CONCATENATES16
CONCENTRATED17
CONCENTRATES16
CONCEPTUALLY21
CONCLUSIVELY23
CONCURRENTLY19
CONJUNCTIONS25
CONSEQUENCES25
CONSTITUENCY19
CONVENIENCES20
CONVINCINGLY23
DEFICIENCIES20
DISTINCTIONS15
EFFICIENCIES22
ENCOUNTERING16
ENCUMBRANCES21
ENCYCLOPEDIA21
EXPEDIENCIES23
EXPERIENCING23
EXTRAVAGANCE25
FUNCTIONALLY20
INCIDENTALLY17
INCOMPARABLE20
INCOMPATIBLE20
INCOMPATIBLY22
INCOMPETENCE20
INCONCLUSIVE21
INCONSISTENT14
INCONVENIENT18
INCORPORATED17
INCORPORATES16
INCREASINGLY17
INDEPENDENCE18
INDIFFERENCE21
INEFFICIENCY24
INEXPERIENCE22
INTELLIGENCE15
INTERFERENCE17
MAGNIFICENCE22
PERFORMANCES21
PERSEVERANCE20
PRECONCEIVED23
PRECONCEIVES22
PRINCIPALITY20
QUINTESSENCE23
SIGNIFICANCE20
SYNCHRONIZED27
SYNCHRONIZES26
UNCONVINCING22

The 60 most common shown, 636 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

5,331 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (3.2%) are containing NC. Most of them, 848, have 10 letters. 0 start with NC, 9 end with it and 5,322 have it only in the middle.

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Longer chunks with NC

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 NC?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 5,331 words containing NC, from 4 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing NC?

MULTIFREQUENCY, worth 33 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: CONJUNCTIVELY (32), GYROFREQUENCY (32) and GYROFREQUENCIES (32).

What are the most common words containing NC?

ACQUAINTANCE, CONSEQUENCES, FREQUENCIES, FREQUENCY, CONJUNCTION and CONSEQUENCE. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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