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This page lists 1043 words with NIC from our dictionary, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words With NIC

All 1043 words in our dictionary that contain NIC — sorted by Scrabble score.

1043 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

schizophrenics35 schizophrenic34 excommunicative33 knickerbockers32 pozzolanic32 excommunicating31 hydromechanical31 knickerbocker31 knickknacks31 oxymoronically31 phytopathogenic31 phytoplanktonic31 psychogenically31 technicalizing31 excommunicated30 excommunication30 excommunicators30 extraembryonic30 hydromechanics30 knickknack30 municipalizing30 pyrotechnically30 quadraphonics30 quadriphonics30 technicalized30 zooplanktonic30 biomechanically29 chloramphenicol29 communicatively29 excommunicates29 excommunicator29 municipalized29 photomechanical29 polyphonically29 psychasthenics29 quadraphonic29 quadriphonic29 technicalizes29 communicability28 excommunicate28 hydroponically28 municipalizes28 psychasthenic28 schizogonic28 symphonically28 technicalize28 zootechnical28 cytopathogenic27 hypersonically27 incommunicably27 kinnikinnicks27 municipalize27 polyembryonic27 synchronically27 zootechnics27 amphictyonic26 hypertonicity26 incommunicative26 kinnikinnick26 monophonically26 overcommunicate26 synchronicity26 uncommunicative26 zwitterionic26 boustrophedonic25 carcinogenicity25 communicably25 cycloolefinic25 diachronically25 embryonically25 hypercapnic25 hypersthenic25 hypertonicities25 hypoallergenic25 hypotonicity25 omnicompetences25 philharmonics25 photogenically25 pumpernickels25 pyrotechnical25 synchronicities25 toxigenicity25 biomechanical24 communicative24 communicatory24 cryogenically24 cyclonically24 enharmonically24 hebephrenics24 hydronically24 hygienically24 hypotonicities24 immunogenicity24 incommunicable24 mechanically24 microtechnics24 omnicompetence24 oxymoronic24 pathogenicity24 philharmonic24 photoelectronic24 polytechnics24 postembryonic24 psychogenic24 pumpernickel24 pyrotechnics24 saxophonic24 telephonically24 toxigenicities24 uncommunicable24 amphisbaenic23 architectonics23 biomechanics23 cocarcinogenic23 communicational23 dodecaphonic23 epeirogenically23 geotectonically23 hallucinogenics23 hebephrenic23 microelectronic23 microphonics23 microtechnic23 pathogenicities23 pathognomonic23 persnicketiness23 polytechnic23 pyrogenicity23 pyrotechnic23 pyroxenic23 aeromechanics22 anorexigenic22 antihistaminics22 architectonic22 axenically22 bronchogenic22 communicable22 communicating22 communications22 cupronickels22 ecumenicalisms22 euphonically22 finickinesses22 hallucinogenic22 harmonically22 histrionically22 homophonic22 hydroponics22 hypermanic22 incommunicado22 microphonic22 nickeliferous22 noncarcinogenic22 nonmechanical22 pantechnicons22 persnickety22 philhellenic22 polycistronic22 polyphonic22 pyrogenicities22 sinicizing22 subclinically22 synchronical22 technicality22 tumorigenicity22 volcanically22 abiogenically21 anthropogenic21 anticyclonic21 antihistaminic21 biotechnical21 chalcedonic21 chromogenic21 chronically21 communicated21 communicatees21 communication21 communicators21 cryptogenic21 cupronickel21 ecumenicalism21 ecumenically21 electronically21 embryogenic21 ethnobotanical21 galvanically21 goitrogenicity21 hydroponic21 hypomanic21 leukemogenic21 lysogenicity21 mechanicians21 minicomputers21 mnemonically21 monogenically21 morphogenic21 municipality21 mutagenically21 myasthenics21 nicknacks21 nonpathogenic21 omnicompetent21 optoelectronics21 oxygenic21 pantechnicon21 pernickety21 picnicking21 picnicky21 rabbinically21 saprogenicity21 sinicized21 supersonically21 symphonic21 talismanically21 technicalities21 technically21 thrasonically21 uncynically21 volcanicity21 vulcanicity21 zirconic21 cacodemonic20 catatonically20 cavernicolous20 chameleonic20 chromatinic20 chronicity20 communicants20 communicatee20 communicates20 communicator20 councilmanic20 dominickers20 ecumenicisms20 ecumenicity20 epileptogenic20 estrogenically20 excitonic20 finickiness20 finnickiest20 finnicky20 geotechnical20 hedonically20 hypersonic20 hypertonic20 iatrogenically20 japonicas20 lysogenicities20 mechanicals20 mechanician20 megaphonic20 minicomputer20 mitogenicity20 monotonically20 municipalities20 municipally20 mutagenicity20 myasthenic20 naphthenic20 neurogenically20 nicknack20 oncogenicity20 optoelectronic20 paleobotanical20 paraffinic20 penicillamines20 phonically20 picnicked20 picnickers20 polyclinics20 postganglionic20 puritanically20 saprogenicities20 semitonically20 sinicizes20 spermatogenic20 synchronic20 teratogenicity20 theophanic20 tyrannically20 unchronicled20 volcanicities20 vulcanicities20 zoogenic20 agglutinogenic19 allergenicity19 antigenically19 calisthenics19 carcinogenic19 cationically19 chronicities19 chronicling19 communicant19 communicate19 cosmogonical19 cynically19 demonically19 dominicker19 ecumenicism19 ecumenicities19 exergonic19 finickiest19 finicking19 finicky19 finnickier19 harmonicists19 hypotonic19 inorganically19 interelectronic19 japonica19 mechanical19 mitogenicities19 monophonic19 monotonicity19 mutagenicities19 nickelodeons19 nicknaming19 nontechnical19 oncogenicities19 penicillamine19 perniciously19 picnicker19 platonically19 polyclinic19 preganglionic19 progestogenic19 sinicize19 splanchnic19 stereophonic19 subsonically19 technetronic19 tectonically19 toxigenic19 tyrannicalness19 ultrasonically19 unhygienic19 unicamerally19 actinically18 allergenicities18 antiallergenics18 antigenicity18 botanically18 calisthenic18 canonically18 chronicled18 chroniclers18 chthonic18 cryogenics18 cyanogenic18 cynicisms18 diabetogenic18 diachronic18 diatonically18 dominicks18 ecumenicists18 embryonic18 epiphanic18 ethnically18 finicalnesses18 finickier18 harmonicist18 hygienics18 immunogenic18 internucleonic18 isopycnic18 knickers18 laconically18 leukopenic18 mechanics18 megalomanic18 monotonicities18 moronically18 multiethnic18 myoclonic18 neurasthenics18 nickelodeon18 nicknamed18 nicknamers18 nicotinamides18 nonelectronics18 nonharmonic18 nonmunicipal18 nonvolcanic18 paleobotanic18 panickiest18 panicking18 panicky18 pathogenic18 penicillinases18 perniciousness18 photogenic18 phytonic18 planktonic18 pyknics18 pythonic18 sardonically18 snickersnees18 technicians18 thermionics18 typhonic18 tyrannicides18 unicyclists18 untechnical18 acetylenic17 allophonic17 anachronic17 aniseikonic17 antiallergenic17 antigenicities17 atherogenic17 azonic17 canonicity17 cardiogenic17 cardiotonics17 chronicler17 chronicles17 clinically17 cosmogenic17 cosmogonic17 cryogenic17 cyclonic17 cynicism17 dominick17 donnickers17 ecumenicist17 electrogenic17 enharmonic17 ethnicity17 ethylenic17 eugenically17 finically17 finickin17 fornicating17 fornications17 gametogenic17 geobotanical17 glyconics17 harmonicas17 hegemonic17 hematinics17 heterogonic17 hydronic17 hygienic17 iconically17 inharmonic17 isoelectronic17 isotonically17 mechanic17 minicamps17 misogynic17 monickers17 nephelinic17 neurasthenic17 nickelling17 nicknamer17 nicknames17 nicotinamide17 nonelectronic17 oecumenical17 organically17 ozonic17 panicked17 panickier17 penicillinase17 penicillium17 polygenic17 preclinical17 pyknic17 pyrogenic17 quinic17 sardonicisms17 scenically17 snickering17 snickersnee17 snickery17 steroidogenic17 subclinical17 superorganic17 technicals17 technician17 telephonic17 thermionic17 tympanic17 tyrannicide17 unicyclist17 unironically17 vinicultures17 auxinic16 benthonic16 canonicities16 cardiotonic16 chorionic16 chronicle16 clonicity16 conically16 corniches16 donnicker16 ecumenical16 electrotonic16 epeirogenic16 ethnicities16 euphenics16 finicalness16 firemanic16 florigenic16 fornicated16 fornication16 fornicators16 geotectonic16 glyconic16 harmonica16 harmonics16 hematinic16 histrionics16 hypnic16 iconicity16 interethnic16 interoceanic16 ironicalnesses16 isotonicity16 ketogenic16 macaronics16 manically16 mediagenic16 minicamp16 monicker16 monoclinic16 municipals16 muscarinic16 myogenic16 nickelic16 nickeling16 nickelled16 nickering16 nickname16 nonallergenic16 organicisms16 organicity16 paedogenic16 pharaonic16 photonics16 pyogenic16 rabbinical16 sardonicism16 satanically16 skeletonic16 snickered16 snickerers16 subniches16 suboceanic16 technical16 tetanically16 thrasonical16 titanically16 transoceanic16 tumorigenic16 ulcerogenic16 uncynical16 unicycles16 vibrionic16 viniculture16 volcanics16 aldermanic15 anhedonic15 aphonics15 atechnic15 axenic15 axonic15 baryonic15 cariogenic15 chronics15 clonicities15 conicity15 corniche15 cryonics15 dornicks15 doronicums15 dysgenic15 ecumenics15 electronics15 euphenic15 euphonic15 exonic15 fornicates15 fornicator15 fulminic15 funiculars15 genically15 geniculated15 geobotanic15 goitrogenic15 haptenic15 harmonic15 histrionic15 hormonic15 hyaenic15 iconicities15 infrasonic15 irenically15 ironically15 isoantigenic15 isotonicities15 lactogenic15 lysogenic15 macaronic15 mandarinic15 manicuring15 manicurists15 mastodonic15 minicourses15 mnemonics15 multigenic15 municipal15 myelinic15 myotonic15 nickeled15 nickered15 nickling15 nonantigenic15 nonclinical15 nudnicks15 organicism15 organicities15 pedogenic15 penicillate15 penicillins15 photonic15 pneumonic15 polyenic15 puritanical15 saprogenic15 shamanic15 siphonic15 snickerer15 snicking15 sporogenic15 sporogonic15 subniche15 supersonics15 supertonics15 technics15 theogonic15 tyrannical15 uncanonical15 unicycle15 vagotonic15 vibronic15 volcanic15 vulcanic15 abiogenic14 androgenic14 angiogenic14 anodynic14 aphonic14 asthenics14 audiogenic14 botanicals14 canonicals14 carbonic14 catatonics14 chronic14 clinicians14 conicities14 cornicing14 cryonic14 cynical14 demonical14 dominical14 dornick14 doronicum14 dystonic14 ecumenic14 electronic14 endergonic14 eugenicists14 euthenics14 fornicate14 funicular14 funiculus14 galvanic14 ganglionic14 hadronic14 hedonics14 hyenic14 ironicalness14 kaolinic14 manicured14 manicurist14 minicabs14 minicourse14 mitogenic14 mnemonic14 monogenic14 mutagenic14 nektonic14 niccolites14 nicking14 nickled14 nictitating14 nonethnic14 nucleonics14 nudnick14 oncogenic14 organicists14 paniculate14 panicums14 penicillia14 penicillin14 pentatonic14 peptonic14 pernicious14 phonics14 phrenic14 pleustonic14 pulmonic14 rabbinic14 radiogenic14 snicked14 snickers14 sonically14 sphenic14 succinic14 supersonic14 supertonic14 talismanic14 technic14 teratogenic14 tonically14 transuranics14 unicameral14 vernicles14 veronicas14 xenic14 allergenic13 ammonic13 arenicolous13 armonicas13 asthenic13 avionics13 bernicles13 biogenic13 botanical13 botanicas13 bubonic13 canicular13 canonical13 catatonic13 cistronic13 clinician13 corniced13 cornicles13 cyanic13 cynics13 daemonic13 daimonic13 draconic13 endogenic13 epigenic13 epigonic13 epsilonic13 erotogenic13 estrogenic13 ethnical13 eugenicist13 fornical13 fornices13 funicles13 funiculi13 galenicals13 geniculate13 geoponic13 germanic13 glucinic13 gnomonic13 hedonic13 iatrogenic13 intragenic13 ionicity13 ketonic13 manganic13 manicotti13 manicures13 messianic13 minicab13 monotonic13 neurogenic13 niccolite13 niching13 nicked13 nickels13 nickers13 nickles13 nicotinic13 nictitated13 nirvanic13 nonorganic13 nucleonic13 obconic13 olefinic13 olivinic13 organicist13 osteogenic13 overnice13 panicled13 panicum13 phonic13 picnics13 ruthenic13 semitonic13 snicker13 sonicating13 sonications13 subtonics13 subtunics13 sulfonic13 syntonic13 tectonics13 tonicity13 transgenic13 transuranic13 triclinic13 tyrannic13 ultrasonics13 umbonic13 unicellular13 vernicle13 veronica13 acetonic12 allogenic12 aluminic12 amnionic12 antigenic12 armonica12 arsenicals12 autogenic12 avionic12 bernicle12 botanica12 cationic12 clinical12 colonics12 cornices12 cornicle12 cratonic12 cynic12 demonic12 ethnics12 finical12 funicle12 galenical12 gasolinic12 iconical12 inorganic12 interionic12 ionicities12 isogonics12 lactonic12 leptonic12 manicure12 melanics12 minicars12 morainic12 nicenesses12 niched12 nickel12 nicker12 nickle12 nicotianas12 nictating12 nictitates12 ovonics12 panicles12 parsonic12 penicils12 picnic12 platinic12 platonic12 plutonic12 pollinic12 protonic12 scenical12 sermonic12 snicks12 sonicated12 sonication12 sthenic12 subsonic12 subtonic12 subtunic12 tectonic12 telegenic12 terpenic12 thionic12 tonicities12 transsonic12 tunicated12 tyronic12 ultrasonic12 aclinic11 acronic11 actinic11 albinic11 arsenical11 bionics11 boronic11 botanic11 canonic11 clinics11 colonic11 conical11 cornice11 daltonic11 diatonic11 erogenic11 ethnic11 eugenics11 isogenic11 isogonic11 laconic11 masonic11 melanic11 mesonic11 minicar11 moronic11 neutronic11 nicely11 nicety11 niches11 nicks11 nicotiana11 nicotines11 nictated11 nictitate11 oceanic11 opsonic11 organics11 orogenic11 ovonic11 panicle11 penicil11 puranic11 reaginic11 sardonic11 snick11 sonicates11 splenic11 transonic11 tunicates11 acinic10 alnicoes10 aminic10 arsenics10 bionic10 clinic10 clonic10 conics10 eugenic10 galenic10 iconic10 irenical10 ironical10 isatinic10 isotonic10 limnic10 manics10 muonic10 neotenic10 neuronic10 niceness10 niceties10 niche10 nick10 nicotine10 nicotins10 nictates10 nonionic10 organic10 panics10 pianic10 pionic10 sanicles10 scenic10 sonicate10 stolonic10 sultanic10 telsonic10 tetanics10 tunicate10 tunicles10 unicolor10 unicorns10 vinic10 yonic10 agonic9 amnic9 anionic9 arnicas9 arsenic9 atonics9 conic9 edenic9 eirenic9 eosinic9 irenics9 manic9 nicads9 nicotin9 nictate9 panic9 sanicle9 satanic9 selenic9 stannic9 tetanic9 titanic9 tunicae9 tunicle9 unicorn9 aeonic8 alnico8 arnica8 atonic8 genic8 ionics8 irenic8 ironic8 nicad8 nicest8 nicols8 sonics8 tannic8 tonics8 tunica8 tunics8 uranic8 ionic7 nicer7 nicol7 runic7 sonic7 tonic7 tunic7 nice6

Why NIC words matter

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

What the numbers say

Inside this list: 1043 words spanning 4–15 letters. The biggest cluster sits at 8 letters (180 words), 20 entries are Wordle-sized at five letters, and 86 run to seven — bingo length if you can empty the rack. For points, the ceiling is SCHIZOPHRENICS, worth 35.

Chasing points? The best five entries here are SCHIZOPHRENICS (35), SCHIZOPHRENIC (34), EXCOMMUNICATIVE (33), KNICKERBOCKERS (32), POZZOLANIC (32). At 15 letters, ALLERGENICITIES is the longest word on the list; a typical entry scores around 17. The most useful tiles to hold for this list are I, N and C, which appear in 1043, 1043 and 1043 of the words respectively.

Three easy picks from this list

AEONIC earns 8 points from just 6 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.
ALNICO — a 6-letter, 8-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.
ARNICA is easy to keep in memory: 6 letters, 8 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.

Five more everyday options from the same list: ATONIC (8), IONICS (8), IRENIC (8), IRONIC (8), NICEST (8).

Learning words through NIC

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

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