9-Letter Words Starting With TIC
- 9 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With TIC
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 9-Letter Words Starting With TIC 9 words
How common is TIC at the start of nine-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 9 nine-letter words that start with TIC. They average 17.6 points and the best is TICKTOCKS (21 points).
- Total words
- 9
- Average Scrabble score
- 17.6
- out of 21 max
- Everyday words
- 11%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 55.6% of words
Most common last letters
- s 55.6%
- d 22.2%
- g 11.1%
Top vowel pairs
- ee11.1%
- ie11.1%
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 nine-letter word that starts with TIC
t 1i 1c 3k 5t 1o 1c 3k 5s 1
T 1 + I 1 + C 3 + K 5 + T 1 + O 1 + C 3 + K 5 + S 1 = 21 points
- Double word
- 42 pts
- Triple word
- 63 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
ticktocks
Form of ticktock
- nounsteady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock
- verbmake a sound like a clock or a timer“the clocks were ticking”
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How many nine-letter words that start with TIC are there?
There are 9 nine-letter words that start with TIC 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 nine-letter word that starts with TIC?
TICKTOCKS is worth 21 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are TICKTACKS (21), TICTACKED (18), TICTOCKED (18).
Which rare nine-letter words that start with TIC score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include TICTACKED (18), TICTOCKED (18), TICKLACES (17), TICKLINGS (16). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.