8-Letter Words With NCIL
- 8 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With NCIL
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With NCIL 8 words
How often does NCIL appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 8 eight-letter words containing NCIL. They average 12.5 points and the best is CHANCILY (18 points).
- Total words
- 8
- Average Scrabble score
- 12.5
- out of 18 max
- Everyday words
- 25%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 37.5% of words
Most common last letters
- s 37.5%
- y 25%
- d 12.5%
Top vowel pairs
- ou25%
- ae12.5%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word containing NCIL
c 3h 4a 1n 1c 3i 1l 1y 4
C 3 + H 4 + A 1 + N 1 + C 3 + I 1 + L 1 + Y 4 = 18 points
- Double word
- 36 pts
- Triple word
- 54 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
chancily
Form of chancy
- adjectiveof uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk“an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker”
- adjectivesubject to accident or chance or change“a chancy appeal at best”
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How many eight-letter words containing NCIL are there?
There are 8 eight-letter words containing NCIL in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word containing NCIL?
CHANCILY is worth 18 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BOUNCILY (15), PENCILED (13), COUNCILS (12).
Which rare eight-letter words containing NCIL score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include CHANCILY (18), PENCILED (13), PENCILER (12), ANCILLAE (10). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.