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Words containing TIC

Words that have the letters TIC 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 3,176 playable words containing TIC in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 11 letters, and the longest word is ACHONDROPLASTIC. The highest-scoring is SUBJECTIVISTIC, worth 33 points.

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Popular words containing TIC

CRITICIZING24
MATHEMATICALLY24
CHARACTERISTICS23
CRITICIZED23
DEMOCRATICALLY23
CHARACTERISTIC22
CRITICIZES22
HYPOCRITICAL22
HYPOTHETICAL22
MATHEMATICIANS22
CRITICIZE21
MATHEMATICIAN21
SOPHISTICATING21
SYMPATHETIC21
SYNTACTICALLY21
ALPHABETICAL20
AUTOMATICALLY20
IDIOSYNCRATIC20

Highest-scoring words containing TIC

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

SUBJECTIVISTIC33
COENZYMATICALLY33
QUIXOTICALLY31
OBJECTIVISTIC31
EXOERYTHROCYTIC31
JUDGMATICALLY30
VENTRILOQUISTIC30
PARTICULARIZING29
QUARTZITIC29
ENZYMATICALLY29
JUSTICIABILITY29
PSYCHOTOMIMETIC29

3-letter words containing TIC (1)

TIC5

4-letter words containing TIC (4)

ETIC6
OTIC6
TICK9
TICS6

5-letter words containing TIC (12)

ANTIC7
ATTIC7
ICTIC9
LOTIC7
LYTIC9
ONTIC7
OPTIC9
STICH9
STICK10
TICAL7
TICKS10
VATIC11

6-letter words containing TIC (67)

ACETIC10
ANTICK11
ANTICS8
AORTIC8
ARCTIC10
ATTICS8
AZOTIC16
BIOTIC10
BUSTIC11
CANTIC10
CLITIC10
CRETIC10
CRITIC10
CULTIC11
CYSTIC12
DELTIC9
DETICK12
EMETIC10
ENTICE8
EXOTIC14
FETICH13
FISTIC11
FUSTIC12
GESTIC9
HAPTIC12
HECTIC12
LACTIC10
LUETIC9
MANTIC10
MASTIC10
MIOTIC10
MYOTIC12
MYSTIC12
NOTICE8
OPTICS10
PECTIC12
PEPTIC12
PHATIC12
PHOTIC12
POETIC10
PTOTIC10
RUSTIC9
SEPTIC10
SHTICK13
STATIC8
STICHS10
STICKS11
STICKY13
TACTIC10
THETIC10
TICKED12
TICKER11
TICKET11
TICKLE11
TICTAC10
TICTOC10
UPTICK14
URATIC9
URETIC9
VIATIC12

The 60 most common shown, 7 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing TIC (178)

AQUATIC18
ARCTICS11
ARTICLE9
ASCETIC11
ASEPTIC11
AUXETIC16
CAUSTIC12
CHAOTIC13
CRITICS11
CRYPTIC15
CUTICLE12
DRASTIC10
ELASTIC9
EMETICS11
ENTICED10
ENTICES9
ERRATIC9
EXOTICS15
FANATIC12
FRANTIC12
GENETIC10
HEPATIC13
HERETIC11
IDIOTIC10
JADITIC18
JUSTICE18
KINETIC12
LATTICE9
LUNATIC10
MIMETIC13
MYSTICS13
NOTICED10
NOTICES9
OPTICAL11
OSMOTIC11
PEPTICS13
PLASTIC11
POLITIC11
PORTICO11
QUANTIC18
QUARTIC18
QUINTIC18
ROBOTIC11
RUSTICS10
SCEPTIC13
SCHTICK16
SCIATIC11
SHTICKS14
SKEPTIC14
STICKER12
STICKUP15
STYPTIC13
TACTICS11
TICKERS12
TICKETS12
TICKING13
TICKLED13
TICKLES12
ZYGOTIC20
ZYMOTIC21

The 60 most common shown, 118 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing TIC (349)

ACOUSTIC13
ANALYTIC12
AQUATICS19
AROMATIC12
ARTICLES10
ARTISTIC10
ASCETICS12
ATHLETIC12
CAUSTICS13
COSMETIC14
CRITICAL12
CUTICLES13
DESPOTIC13
DIABETIC13
DOGMATIC14
DOMESTIC13
DRAMATIC13
ECLECTIC14
ECSTATIC12
ELLIPTIC12
EMPHATIC16
FANATICS13
GALACTIC13
GENETICS11
GIGANTIC12
HERETICS12
HYPNOTIC16
JOYSTICK23
JUSTICES19
LIPSTICK15
MAGNETIC13
MAJESTIC20
MONASTIC12
MYSTICAL14
NARCOTIC12
NOTICING11
OPERATIC12
OPTICIAN12
PARTICLE12
PASTICHE14
PATHETIC14
PEDANTIC13
PHONETIC14
PLASTICS12
POLITICS12
PRACTICE14
ROMANTIC12
SCEPTICS14
SEMANTIC12
SKEPTICS15
STICKERS13
STICKIER13
STICKING14
STICKLER13
TACTICAL12
TICKETED14
TICKLING14
TICKLISH15
VERTICAL14
VERTICES14

The 60 most common shown, 289 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing TIC (405)

ACOUSTICS14
ACROBATIC15
AESTHETIC13
APATHETIC15
ARMISTICE13
AROMATICS13
ARTHRITIC13
ARTICHOKE16
AUTHENTIC14
AUTOMATIC14
AXIOMATIC19
CLIMACTIC17
COSMETICS15
CRITICISE13
CRITICISM15
CRITICIZE21
DIABETICS14
DOMESTICS14
DRUMSTICK18
ENIGMATIC14
EPILEPTIC15
FANATICAL14
FANTASTIC14
HEURISTIC14
HYPNOTICS17
IDENTICAL12
IDIOMATIC14
INJUSTICE20
LIPSTICKS16
LYMPHATIC19
MYSTICISM17
PARALYTIC15
PARTICLES13
PESTICIDE14
PHONETICS15
PNEUMATIC16
POLITICAL13
PRACTICAL15
PRACTICED16
PRACTICES15
PRAGMATIC16
PROPHETIC17
PSYCHOTIC19
QUADRATIC21
REALISTIC11
SARCASTIC13
SCEPTICAL15
SEMANTICS13
SKEPTICAL16
SLAPSTICK16
STATISTIC11
STICKIEST14
STICKLERS14
SYNTACTIC15
SYNTHETIC15
TICKETING15
TRAUMATIC14
VERTICALS15
WITTICISM16
YARDSTICK17

The 60 most common shown, 345 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing TIC (442)

ACROBATICS16
ALPHABETIC18
ANALYTICAL14
ANESTHETIC14
ANTIBIOTIC14
ANTICIPATE14
ANTICLIMAX20
ANTISEPTIC14
APOLOGETIC15
APPRENTICE16
ARITHMETIC16
ARTICHOKES17
AUTOCRATIC15
AUTOMATICS15
BEAUTICIAN15
CRITICALLY16
CRITICISED15
CRITICISES14
CRITICISMS16
CRITICIZED23
CRITICIZES22
DEMOCRATIC17
DIAGNOSTIC14
DIPLOMATIC17
DRUMSTICKS19
EPILEPTICS16
FATALISTIC15
FUTURISTIC17
GYMNASTICS17
IDEALISTIC13
INJUSTICES21
LINGUISTIC14
LIPSTICKED18
LYMPHATICS20
MASTICATED15
METICULOUS16
NOTICEABLE14
NOTICEABLY16
OPTIMISTIC16
PANCREATIC16
PARALYTICS16
PARTICIPLE16
PARTICULAR15
PESTICIDES15
PHLEGMATIC19
POLITICIAN14
PRACTICALS16
PRACTICING17
PRAGMATICS17
SABBATICAL16
SCEPTICISM18
SCHOLASTIC16
SIMPLISTIC16
SKEPTICISM19
STATISTICS12
SYNTHETICS16
SYSTEMATIC16
VERTICALLY18
WITTICISMS17
YARDSTICKS18

The 60 most common shown, 382 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing TIC (452)

AGNOSTICISM16
ANAESTHETIC15
ANESTHETICS15
ANTIBIOTICS15
ANTICIPATED16
ANTICIPATES15
ANTISEPTICS15
APOCALYPTIC21
APPRENTICED18
APPRENTICES17
ARTICULATED15
ARTICULATES14
BEAUTICIANS16
CANDLESTICK19
CHARISMATIC19
CRITICISING16
CRITICIZING24
CRYPTICALLY21
CYBERNETICS19
DIAGNOSTICS15
DOMESTICATE16
DOMESTICITY18
DRASTICALLY16
ENTICEMENTS15
ERRATICALLY15
FRANTICALLY18
GENETICALLY16
GENETICISTS14
GESTICULATE15
GRAMMATICAL18
IDENTICALLY16
IMPRACTICAL19
INSECTICIDE16
LINGUISTICS15
MALPRACTICE19
MASTICATING16
MATCHSTICKS22
MATHEMATICS19
PARTICIPANT17
PARTICIPATE17
PARTICIPLES17
PARTICULARS16
PESSIMISTIC17
POLITICALLY17
POLITICIANS15
POLITICIZED24
POLITICIZES23
PRACTICABLE19
PRACTICABLY21
PRACTICALLY19
PROBLEMATIC19
ROMANTICIZE23
STATISTICAL13
STICKLEBACK23
SYCOPHANTIC21
SYMPATHETIC21
SYMPTOMATIC21
THEORETICAL15
THERAPEUTIC18
UNREALISTIC14

The 60 most common shown, 392 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing TIC (448)

ALPHABETICAL20
ANAESTHETICS16
ANTAGONISTIC15
ANTICIPATING17
ANTICIPATION16
ANTICLIMAXES22
APPRENTICING19
ARISTOCRATIC16
ARTICULATELY17
ARTICULATING16
ARTICULATION15
ARTISTICALLY16
AUTHENTICATE17
AUTHENTICITY19
BUREAUCRATIC20
CANDLESTICKS20
CHARISMATICS20
CHAUVINISTIC23
CHIROPRACTIC22
COSMETICALLY20
DEPOLITICIZE25
DOMESTICATED18
DOMESTICATES17
DRAMATICALLY19
EMPHATICALLY22
ENTHUSIASTIC17
EPIGRAMMATIC21
EVANGELISTIC19
FIDDLESTICKS22
GESTICULATED17
GESTICULATES16
HORTICULTURE18
HYPNOTICALLY22
HYPOCRITICAL22
HYPOTHETICAL22
INARTICULATE15
INSECTICIDES17
JOURNALISTIC23
MAJESTICALLY26
MALPRACTICES20
MATHEMATICAL20
MELODRAMATIC19
PANCHROMATIC22
PARTICIPANTS18
PARTICIPATED19
PARTICIPATES18
PARTICULARLY19
PATHETICALLY20
POLITICIZING25
PRACTICALITY20
PROPHYLACTIC24
RELATIVISTIC18
ROMANTICALLY18
ROMANTICIZED25
ROMANTICIZES24
SEMANTICALLY18
SOPHISTICATE18
STATISTICIAN14
STICKLEBACKS24
UNDEMOCRATIC20

The 60 most common shown, 388 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

3,176 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (1.9%) are containing TIC. Most of them, 452, have 11 letters. 46 start with TIC, 1,363 end with it and 1,768 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 TIC?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 3,176 words containing TIC, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing TIC?

SUBJECTIVISTIC, worth 33 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: COENZYMATICALLY (33), QUIXOTICALLY (31) and OBJECTIVISTIC (31).

What are the most common words containing TIC?

CRITICIZING, MATHEMATICALLY, CHARACTERISTICS, CRITICIZED, DEMOCRATICALLY and CHARACTERISTIC. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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