How many words with CIT are there?

This page lists 589 words with CIT from our dictionary, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words With CIT

All 589 words in our dictionary that contain CIT — sorted by Scrabble score.

589 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

hyperexcitement34 hydrophobicity33 hyperexcitable33 phytotoxicity33 phytotoxicities32 hepatotoxicity31 hydrophilicity31 nephrotoxicity31 exothermicity30 hygroscopicity30 hyperexcited30 phototoxicity30 quadruplicity30 cytotoxicity29 exothermicities29 hypervelocity29 monospecificity29 photoexcitation29 phototoxicities29 quadruplicities29 citizenships28 cytotoxicities28 hypervelocities28 citizenship27 monosyllabicity27 nucleophilicity27 photoexcited27 pyroelectricity27 rhythmicity27 excitability26 excitablenesses26 hypertonicity26 microseismicity26 overexplicit26 rhythmicities26 synchronicity26 carcinogenicity25 ethnocentricity25 excitabilities25 explicitnesses25 hypertonicities25 hypotonicity25 neurotoxicity25 overexciting25 synchronicities25 thyrocalcitonin25 toxigenicity25 viscoelasticity25 capacitively24 chromaticity24 excitableness24 explicitly24 hypotonicities24 immunogenicity24 neurotoxicities24 overcapacity24 overexcited24 pathogenicity24 superplasticity24 theocentricity24 toxigenicities24 bioelectricity23 chromaticities23 citizenesses23 citizenly23 citizenry23 efficacity23 excitingly23 explicitness23 loquacity23 ototoxicity23 overcapacities23 overexcites23 pathogenicities23 perspicacity23 pyrogenicity23 sequacity23 specificity23 appendicitides22 citizenries22 concentricity22 efficacities22 excitative22 excitatory22 excitedly22 excitements22 exercitations22 inauthenticity22 infelicitously22 loquacities22 noncitizens22 ototoxicities22 overexcite22 perspicacities22 pyrogenicities22 quercitrons22 recalcitrancy22 sequacities22 specificities22 tumorigenicity22 unexcitable22 appendicitises21 catholicity21 citizeness21 complicity21 concentricities21 cyclicity21 duplicitously21 eccentricity21 egocentricity21 epidemicity21 excitement21 exercitation21 goitrogenicity21 incapacitating21 incapacitations21 inexplicit21 lysogenicity21 lysolecithins21 multiplicity21 noncitizen21 plebiscitary21 pneumaticity21 prolificity21 quercitron21 recalcitrancies21 saprogenicity21 solicitorships21 syllabicity21 volcanicity21 vulcanicity21 aperiodicity20 authenticity20 capacitances20 catholicities20 cervicitides20 chalcocites20 chronicity20 citifications20 complicities20 complicitous20 cyclicities20 eccentricities20 ecumenicity20 egocentricities20 epidemicities20 excitable20 excitations20 excitonic20 explicits20 felicitously20 implicitnesses20 impudicity20 incapacitated20 incapacitation20 lysogenicities20 lysolecithin20 mitogenicity20 multiplicities20 mutagenicity20 oncogenicity20 pneumaticities20 prolificities20 recalcitrances20 reciprocity20 saprogenicities20 solicitorship20 sphericity20 syllabicities20 teratogenicity20 toxicity20 unexciting20 volcanicities20 vulcanicities20 aeroelasticity19 allergenicity19 analyticity19 aperiodicities19 apostolicity19 appendicites19 appendicitis19 authenticities19 automaticity19 capacitance19 capacitating19 capacitations19 capacitive19 cervicitises19 chalcocite19 chronicities19 citification19 citizens19 citriculturists19 cityscapes19 domesticity19 ecumenicities19 excitation19 explicit19 facticity19 felicitousness19 historicity19 implicitly19 impudicities19 incapacitates19 incapacity19 mitogenicities19 monotonicity19 mutagenicities19 oncogenicities19 oversolicitous19 periodicity19 recalcitrance19 reciprocities19 simplicity19 sphericities19 toxicities19 unexcited19 vivacity19 zincites19 allergenicities18 analyticities18 anthracitic18 antigenicity18 apostolicities18 aromaticity18 automaticities18 capacitated18 capacitation18 citifying18 citizen18 citriculturist18 cityscape18 domesticities18 electricity18 ellipticity18 endemicity18 excitants18 exciting18 facticities18 felicitating18 felicitations18 historicities18 implicitness18 incapacitate18 incapacities18 infelicity18 monotonicities18 periodicities18 pertinacity18 precocity18 publicity18 resuscitative18 simplicities18 vivacities18 zincite18 anelasticity17 antigenicities17 aromaticities17 bacitracins17 canonicity17 capacitates17 capacity17 causticity17 centricity17 cervicites17 cervicitis17 citricultures17 cityfied17 cityward17 citywide17 complicit17 cubicity17 duplicity17 electricities17 ellipticities17 endemicities17 ergodicity17 ethnicity17 excitant17 excited17 exciters17 excitons17 excitors17 felicitated17 felicitation17 felicitators17 fugacity17 inelasticity17 infelicities17 infelicitous17 kamacites17 lecithinases17 mendacity17 mendicity17 pertinacities17 phenacites17 plasticity17 plebiscites17 precocities17 predacity17 publicities17 pugnacity17 recalcitrants17 seismicity17 solicitously17 spasticity17 triplicity17 vorticity17 anelasticities16 anthracites16 bacitracin16 caducity16 canonicities16 capacitate16 capacities16 capacitors16 causticities16 centricities16 citriculture16 clonicity16 cubicities16 duplicities16 duplicitous16 ergodicities16 ethnicities16 exciter16 excites16 exciton16 excitor16 felicitates16 felicitator16 felicity16 feracity16 ferocity16 fugacities16 helicity16 iconicity16 inelasticities16 isotonicity16 kamacite16 lecithinase16 lubricity16 megacity16 mendacities16 mendicities16 miscitations16 multicity16 organicity16 phenacite16 plasticities16 plebiscite16 predacities16 pugnacities16 recalcitrant16 recitatives16 recitativos16 resuscitating16 resuscitations16 seismicities16 solicitousness16 spasticities16 supercity16 taciturnity16 triplicities16 velocity16 veracity16 voracity16 vorticities16 adscititious15 anthracite15 basicity15 caducities15 calcitonins15 capacitor15 clonicities15 conicity15 elasticity15 excite15 felicitate15 felicities15 felicitous15 feracities15 ferocities15 helicities15 iconicities15 incitements15 isotonicities15 lubricities15 megacities15 minacity15 miscitation15 organicities15 pumicites15 rapacity15 recitative15 recitativi15 recitativo15 resuscitated15 resuscitation15 resuscitators15 scarcity15 solicitations15 supercities15 taciturnities15 velocities15 veracities15 voracities15 audacity14 basicities14 calcitic14 calcitonin14 citified14 citify14 citronellals14 citronellols14 conicities14 deficits14 elasticities14 elicitations14 illicitly14 implicit14 incitement14 intercity14 lecithins14 minacities14 misciting14 opacity14 paucity14 pumicite14 rapacities14 resuscitates14 resuscitator14 rusticity14 sagacity14 scarcities14 scolecites14 solicitation14 solicitudes14 unsolicited14 anticity13 atrocity13 audacities13 boracites13 citatory13 citharas13 citherns13 cithrens13 citifies13 citronellal13 citronellas13 citronellol13 citrullines13 deficit13 edacity13 elicitation13 incitations13 ionicity13 lecithin13 miscited13 opacities13 paucities13 precited13 recitalists13 recitations13 reinciting13 resuscitate13 rusticities13 sagacities13 salacity13 scolecite13 solicitants13 soliciting13 solicitude13 tacitnesses13 tenacity13 tonicity13 atrocities12 boracite12 calcites12 citational12 citeable12 cithara12 cithern12 cithers12 cithren12 citronella12 citrulline12 citrusy12 edacities12 eliciting12 incitation12 ionicities12 leucitic12 licitly12 miscites12 raucity12 recitalist12 recitation12 reincited12 salacities12 solicitant12 solicited12 solicitors12 solicitous12 tacitly12 tenacities12 tonicities12 analcites11 ascitic11 calcite11 citable11 citadels11 citations11 cither11 citrated11 citrinins11 elicited11 elicitors11 incitants11 inciting11 miscite11 raucities11 reciting11 reincites11 solicitor11 tacitness11 analcite10 citadel10 citation10 citators10 citrates10 citreous10 citric10 citrines10 citrinin10 citruses10 citterns10 elicitor10 incitant10 incited10 inciters10 leucites10 oscitant10 recitals10 recited10 reciters10 reincite10 solicits10 taciturn10 ascites9 citator9 citied9 citing9 citolas9 citoles9 citrals9 citrate9 citrine9 citrins9 citrons9 citrous9 cittern9 city9 elicits9 illicit9 inciter9 incites9 leucite9 recital9 reciter9 recites9 solicit9 cited8 citers8 cities8 citola8 citole8 citral8 citrin8 citron8 citrus8 elicit8 incite8 recite8 citer7 cites7 licit7 tacit7 cite6

Why CIT words matter

Words containing CIT are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.

A quick statistical tour

The shape of this list: 589 entries between 4 and 15 letters long, peaking at 10 letters with 89 words. Five-letter picks number 5 and seven-letter picks 46. Nothing here outscores HYPEREXCITEMENT — 34 points from 15 tiles on plain squares.

The five biggest scorers on the page: HYPEREXCITEMENT (34), HYDROPHOBICITY (33), HYPEREXCITABLE (33), PHYTOTOXICITY (33), PHYTOTOXICITIES (32). The longest entry is ALLERGENICITIES at 15 letters, and the average word here is worth about 17 points. The most useful tiles to hold for this list are C, I and T, which appear in 589, 589 and 589 of the words respectively.

Three words worth learning first

CITERS is easy to keep in memory: 6 letters, 8 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.
CITIES — a 6-letter, 8-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.
CITOLA — 6 letters for 8 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.

Five more everyday options from the same list: CITOLE (8), CITRAL (8), CITRIN (8), CITRON (8), CITRUS (8).

CIT as a vocabulary shortcut

If you are studying English, CIT is a high-leverage chunk: instead of memorising each word cold, anchor the CIT pattern and let the surrounding letters vary. Word-game players get a parallel benefit — when a crossword grid or a Wordle guess reveals the CIT sequence, this page is the complete candidate pool, already sorted by Scrabble value.

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