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Words containing NIC

Words that have the letters NIC 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 1,037 playable words containing NIC in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ALLERGENICITIES. The highest-scoring is EXCOMMUNICATIVE, worth 34 points.

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Popular words containing NIC

COMMUNICATING23
COMMUNICATIONS23
COMMUNICATED22
COMMUNICATION22
COMMUNICATES21
COMMUNICATE20
ELECTRONICALLY20
TECHNICALLY19
MECHANICAL18
MECHANICS17
MECHANIC16
NICKNAMES16
ELECTRONICS15
NICKNAME15
TECHNICAL15
ELECTRONIC14
MNEMONIC14
CANONICAL13

Highest-scoring words containing NIC

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

EXCOMMUNICATIVE34
SCHIZOPHRENICS32
SCHIZOPHRENIC31
EXCOMMUNICATING31
EXCOMMUNICATED30
EXCOMMUNICATION30
POZZOLANIC30
MUNICIPALIZING30
COMMUNICATIVELY30
EXCOMMUNICATORS30
EXCOMMUNICATES29
UNCOMMUNICATIVE29

4-letter words containing NIC (2)

NICE6
NICK9

5-letter words containing NIC (20)

AMNIC9
CONIC9
CYNIC11
GENIC8
IONIC7
MANIC9
NICAD8
NICER7
NICHE9
NICKS10
NICOL7
PANIC9
RUNIC8
SNICK10
SONIC7
TONIC7
TUNIC8
VINIC11
XENIC13
YONIC9

6-letter words containing NIC (56)

ACINIC10
AEONIC8
AGONIC9
ALNICO8
AMINIC10
ARNICA8
ATONIC8
AXENIC14
AXONIC14
AZONIC16
BIONIC10
CLINIC10
CLONIC10
CONICS10
CYANIC12
CYNICS12
EDENIC9
ETHNIC10
EXONIC14
HYENIC12
HYPNIC14
ICONIC10
IONICS8
IRENIC8
IRONIC8
LIMNIC10
MANICS10
MUONIC11
NICADS9
NICELY10
NICEST8
NICETY10
NICHED11
NICHES10
NICKED12
NICKEL11
NICKER11
NICKLE11
NICOLS8
OVONIC12
OZONIC16
PANICS10
PHONIC12
PIANIC10
PICNIC12
PIONIC10
PYKNIC15
QUINIC17
SCENIC10
SNICKS11
SONICS8
TANNIC8
TONICS8
TUNICA9
TUNICS9
URANIC9

7-letter words containing NIC (86)

ACLINIC11
ACRONIC11
ACTINIC11
ALBINIC11
AMMONIC13
APHONIC13
ARSENIC9
AUXINIC16
AVIONIC13
BIONICS11
BORONIC11
BOTANIC11
BUBONIC14
CANONIC11
CHRONIC13
CLINICS11
COLONIC11
CONICAL11
CORNICE11
CRYONIC13
CYNICAL13
DEMONIC12
DORNICK13
ETHNICS11
FINICAL12
FINICKY17
FUNICLE13
HEDONIC12
HYAENIC13
KETONIC12
LACONIC11
MASONIC11
MINICAB13
MORONIC11
NICHING12
NICKELS12
NICKERS12
NICKING13
NICKLED13
NICKLES12
NUDNICK14
OBCONIC13
OCEANIC11
ORGANIC10
OVONICS13
PANICKY16
PANICUM14
PHONICS13
PHRENIC13
PICNICS13
PURANIC12
PYKNICS16
SATANIC9
SNICKED13
SNICKER12
SPHENIC13
TECHNIC13
TITANIC9
UMBONIC14
UNICORN10

The 60 most common shown, 26 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing NIC (180)

AVIONICS14
CHTHONIC16
CLINICAL12
CORNICES12
CYCLONIC16
CYNICISM16
DOMINICK16
ECUMENIC15
EUGENICS12
EUPHENIC15
EUPHONIC15
FINICKIN16
FINNICKY18
FULMINIC16
FUNICULI15
GALVANIC15
GLYCONIC15
HARMONIC14
HYDRONIC15
HYGIENIC15
IRONICAL10
JAPONICA20
KNICKERS16
MANICURE13
MECHANIC16
MINICAMP16
MNEMONIC14
MONICKER15
MYOGENIC15
NICENESS10
NICETIES10
NICKELIC15
NICKNACK18
NICKNAME15
NICOTINE10
NUDNICKS15
ORGANICS11
OXYGENIC19
PANICKED16
PANICUMS15
PHYTONIC16
PICNICKY19
PLATONIC12
PULMONIC15
PYOGENIC15
PYTHONIC16
SARDONIC11
SINICIZE18
SNICKERS13
SNICKERY15
SUBSONIC13
TYMPANIC16
TYPHONIC16
UNICORNS11
UNICYCLE15
VIBRONIC16
VOLCANIC16
VULCANIC17
ZIRCONIC20
ZOOGENIC19

The 60 most common shown, 120 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing NIC (141)

BOTANICAL13
CANONICAL13
CATATONIC13
CHRONICLE15
CLINICIAN13
CRYOGENIC16
CYNICALLY17
CYNICISMS17
DOMINICKS17
ECUMENICS16
EMBRYONIC17
EPIPHANIC17
ETHNICITY15
EUPHENICS16
EXCITONIC19
EXERGONIC18
FINICALLY16
FINICKIER17
FINICKING18
FIREMANIC16
FUNICULAR16
FUNICULUS17
GLYCONICS16
HARMONICA15
HARMONICS15
HEGEMONIC16
HYGIENICS16
HYPOMANIC19
HYPOTONIC17
INORGANIC12
ISOPYCNIC17
JAPONICAS21
KETOGENIC15
MANICURED15
MANICURES14
MECHANICS17
MINICAMPS17
MISOGYNIC16
MNEMONICS15
MONICKERS16
MONOTONIC13
MUNICIPAL16
MYOCLONIC17
NICKNACKS19
NICKNAMED17
NICKNAMES16
PANICKING17
PICNICKED19
PICNICKER18
PYROXENIC21
SINICIZED20
SINICIZES19
SNICKERED15
SYMPHONIC19
TECHNICAL15
TECTONICS13
TOXIGENIC18
UNICYCLES16
VIBRIONIC17
VOLCANICS17

The 60 most common shown, 81 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing NIC (151)

ALLERGENIC13
AXENICALLY20
CATATONICS14
CHRONICITY18
CHRONICLED17
CHRONICLER16
CHRONICLES16
CLINICALLY16
CLINICIANS14
CRYOGENICS17
DOMINICKER18
ECUMENICAL17
ELECTRONIC14
ETHNICALLY16
FINICKIEST18
FINNICKIER18
FORNICATED16
FUNICULARS17
HARMONICAS16
HISTRIONIC14
HOMOPHONIC20
HYDROPONIC19
HYPERMANIC20
HYPERSONIC18
HYPERTONIC18
IRONICALLY14
KNICKKNACK26
LEUKOPENIC18
MANICURING16
MANICURIST15
MECHANICAL18
MEGAPHONIC19
MONOPHONIC18
MUNICIPALS17
MYASTHENIC18
NICKNAMING18
OXYMORONIC22
PARAFFINIC20
PATHOGENIC17
PENICILLIN14
PERNICIOUS15
PERNICKETY19
PHONICALLY18
PHOTOGENIC17
PICNICKERS19
PICNICKING20
POLYPHONIC20
POZZOLANIC30
RABBINICAL16
SAXOPHONIC22
SCENICALLY16
SINICIZING21
SNICKERING16
SUPERSONIC15
TECHNICIAN16
TELEPHONIC16
THERMIONIC16
TYRANNICAL14
ULTRASONIC13
UNICAMERAL15

The 60 most common shown, 91 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing NIC (113)

CACODEMONIC20
CALISTHENIC17
CHALCEDONIC20
CHAMELEONIC19
CHROMATINIC19
CHROMOGENIC20
CHRONICALLY19
CHRONICLERS17
CHRONICLING18
COMMUNICANT20
COMMUNICATE20
CRYPTOGENIC20
CUPRONICKEL21
DEMONICALLY18
DOMINICKERS19
ECUMENICISM20
ECUMENICIST18
ECUMENICITY20
ELECTRONICS15
EMBRYOGENIC20
FINICKINESS19
FINNICKIEST19
FORNICATING17
HEBEPHRENIC21
HEDONICALLY18
HISTRIONICS15
HYDROPONICS20
HYPERCAPNIC23
IMMUNOGENIC19
KNICKKNACKS27
LACONICALLY17
MANICURISTS16
MECHANICALS19
MECHANICIAN19
MEGALOMANIC18
MICROPHONIC21
MORPHOGENIC20
MULTIETHNIC18
MUNICIPALLY20
MYASTHENICS19
NICKELODEON17
NONVOLCANIC19
OECUMENICAL18
ORGANICALLY16
PENICILLIUM18
PERSNICKETY20
POLYCLINICS19
POLYTECHNIC21
PSYCHOGENIC22
PURITANICAL16
PYROTECHNIC21
SATANICALLY15
SCHIZOGONIC26
TECHNICALLY19
TECHNICIANS17
UNCYNICALLY20
VINICULTURE19
VOLCANICITY21
VULCANICITY22
ZOOTECHNICS25

The 60 most common shown, 53 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing NIC (106)

AMPHICTYONIC24
AMPHISBAENIC22
ANOREXIGENIC21
ANTICYCLONIC20
BIOMECHANICS22
BIOTECHNICAL20
BRONCHOGENIC21
CALISTHENICS18
CARCINOGENIC19
COMMUNICABLE23
COMMUNICABLY25
COMMUNICANTS21
COMMUNICATED22
COMMUNICATEE21
COMMUNICATES21
COMMUNICATOR21
COUNCILMANIC21
CUPRONICKELS22
CYCLONICALLY22
DODECAPHONIC22
ECUMENICALLY21
ECUMENICISMS21
EUPHONICALLY21
GALVANICALLY21
HARMONICALLY20
HEBEPHRENICS22
HYDRONICALLY21
HYGIENICALLY21
HYPERSTHENIC22
HYPOTONICITY22
KINNIKINNICK23
LEUKEMOGENIC21
MECHANICALLY22
MECHANICIANS20
MICROPHONICS22
MICROTECHNIC22
MINICOMPUTER21
MNEMONICALLY20
MUNICIPALITY21
MUNICIPALIZE27
NICKELODEONS18
NONTECHNICAL18
PERNICIOUSLY19
PHILHARMONIC22
POLYTECHNICS22
PUMPERNICKEL24
PYROGENICITY21
PYROTECHNICS22
QUADRAPHONIC28
QUADRIPHONIC28
SARDONICALLY17
STEREOPHONIC18
TECHNICALITY20
TECHNICALIZE26
TOXIGENICITY23
TRANSOCEANIC16
TYRANNICALLY18
VOLCANICALLY22
ZOOTECHNICAL26
ZWITTERIONIC25

The 60 most common shown, 46 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,037 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.62%) are containing NIC. Most of them, 180, have 8 letters. 65 start with NIC, 429 end with it and 544 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 NIC?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,037 words containing NIC, from 4 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing NIC?

EXCOMMUNICATIVE, worth 34 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: SCHIZOPHRENICS (32), SCHIZOPHRENIC (31) and EXCOMMUNICATING (31).

What are the most common words containing NIC?

COMMUNICATING, COMMUNICATIONS, COMMUNICATED, COMMUNICATION, COMMUNICATES and COMMUNICATE. 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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