1,444 Words Ending in TIC
The ending TIC appears in 1,444 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 9-letter words with 262 entries. Average word length: 10.1 letters.
Final C is uncommon in everyday English but appears in technical and borrowed words: magic, logic, epic, plastic, sonic, organic.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that end in TIC: EXOERYTHROCYTIC (35 pts), MEGAKARYOCYTIC (31 pts), PSYCHOTOMIMETIC (31 pts), SYMPATHOMIMETIC (31 pts), PHARMACOKINETIC (30 pts). The shortest is TIC (3 letters) and the longest is ACHONDROPLASTIC (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words starting with PIC.
Notable words: ETIC — a kind of linguistic analysis [n].; ANTIC — quaint/ to act in a clownish manner [adj, v].; ACETIC — pertaining to vinegar [adj].; ABIOTIC — devoid of or inimical to life [adj]. Browse words ending in MANIA for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that ends in TIC?
EXOERYTHROCYTIC scores 35 points. Runner-up: MEGAKARYOCYTIC at 31 points. See words starting with JOT for more high-value options.
How many words end in TIC?
Our dictionary has 1,444 words that end in TIC. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 9-letter words being the most common (262).
What is the shortest word that ends in TIC?
TIC at just 3 letters. It means: to twitch [v].
Three-Letter Words (1)
TIC
Four-Letter Words (2)
ETICOTIC
Five-Letter Words (8)
ANTICATTICICTICLOTICLYTICONTICOPTICVATIC
Six-Letter Words (49)
ACETICAORTICARCTICAZOTICBIOTICBUSTICCANTICCLITICCRETICCRITICCULTICCYSTICDELTICEMETICENATICEROTICEXOTICFISTICFUSTICGESTICHAPTICHECTICIRITICLACTICLENTICLUETICMANTICMASTICMIOTICMYOTICMYSTICNASTICNOETICOTITICPECTICPEPTICPHATICPHOTICPOETICPTOTICRHOTICRUSTICSEPTICSTATICTACTICTHETICURATICURETICVIATIC
Seven-Letter Words (115)
ABIOTICACMATICACROTICAGNATICALBITICALOETICAPHETICAPHOTICAPLITICAPROTICAQUATICARGOTICASCETICASCITICASEPTICASTATICATACTICATRETICAUGITICAUXETICAVIATICBARYTICBIONTICBIOPTICCAUSTICCEROTICCHAOTICCLASTICCOLITICCOMATICCOMETICCRYPTICDEICTICDEISTICDEMOTICDEONTICDOCETICDRASTICDUNITICECTATICEIDETICEKISTICELASTICERGOTICERISTICERRATICFANATICFRANTICGAMETICGENETICGLOTTICGLYPTICGNOSTICHEBETICHEMATICHEPATICHERETICIDENTICIDIOTICILLITICJADITICKARSTICKENOTICKETOTICKINETICLITOTICLUNATICMEIOTICMIMETICMITOTICMYCOTICNEMATICNEPOTICNERITICNEUSTICNORITICOOLITICOPHITICORECTICOSMATICOSMOTICPARETICPAROTICPELITICPIRATICPLASTICPODITICPOLITICPRACTICPSOATICPYRETICPYRITICQUANTICQUARTICQUINTICROBOTICSCEPTICSCIATICSEMATICSKEPTIC
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Eight-Letter Words (200)
ACIDOTICACONITICACOUSTICACROSTICAGENETICAGNOSTICAGRESTICAKINETICAMITOTICAMNESTICAMNIOTICANABATICANALYTICANORETICANURETICAORISTICAPATETICAPLASTICAPRACTICAPYRETICARGENTICAROMATICARTISTICASBESTICATHLETICAUTISTICBALLETICBASALTICBATHETICBAUXITICBIOLYTICBIOTITICBORNITICCALCITICCARDITICCARYATICCHIASTICCLIMATICCOBALTICCOSMETICCUBISTICCUNEATICCYANITICCYANOTICDALMATICDESERTICDESPOTICDIABETICDIALYTICDICASTICDICHOTICDICROTICDIDACTICDIERETICDIETETICDIORITICDIPROTICDIURETICDOGMATICDOMESTICDRAMATICDYNASTICECLECTICECLIPTICECSTATICEGOISTICELENCTICELLIPTICEMPHATICENCLITICENTASTICENTHETICENURETICENZOOTICEPIDOTICEREMITICERGASTICESTHETICEUCRITICEUPEPTICEUPHOTICEUSTATICEUTECTICEXEGETICEXOCYTICFELSITICFERRITICFIBROTICFRENETICGALACTICGEODETICGERONTICGIGANTICGRANITICHAEMATICHERMETICHERMITICHERPETICHIDROTICHIERATIC
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Nine-Letter Words (262)
ACROBATICADIABATICAEROBATICAEROLITICAESTHETICAGONISTICALBINOTICALIPHATICALKALOTICAMAUROTICAMMONITICAMORISTICANABIOTICANACLITICANALECTICANALEPTICANALGETICANAPESTICANDESITICANECDOTICANELASTICANIMISTICANKYLOTICANORECTICANOSMATICANTARCTICAPATHETICAPHANITICAPHERETICAPLANATICAPODICTICAPOMICTICAPOPTOTICARTHRITICASPHALTICASTHMATICASYNDETICATARACTICATAVISTICATHEISTICATHETOTICATOMISTICAUTHENTICAUTOLYTICAUTOMATICAXIOMATICBALLISTICBIBLIOTICBOMBASTICBREGMATICCACHECTICCASUISTICCATALATICCATALYTICCATHARTICCATHECTICCATHEPTICCELIBATICCENOBITICCHLORITICCHLOROTICCHOREATICCHROMATICCINEMATICCIRRHOTICCLADISTICCLIMACTICCOPACETICCOPASETICCOPESETICCREOSOTICCYTOLYTICDADAISTICDENDRITICDIACRITICDIAERETICDIALECTICDIARISTICDIASTATICDIATHETICDIGENETICDIPLONTICDIZYGOTICDOLERITICDOLOMITICDUALISTICDYNAMITICDYSCRATICDYSLECTICDYSPEPTICECLAMPTICEGOTISTICELENCHTICEMBRYOTICENCAUSTICENDOCYTICENERGETICENIGMATICENZYMATICEPICRITIC
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Ten-Letter Words (213)
ACHROMATICACTIVISTICAERONAUTICALBINISTICALKAHESTICALPHABETICALTRUISTICAMYLOLYTICANAMNESTICANAPLASTICANCHORITICANESTHETICANNALISTICANORTHITICANTIBIOTICANTIEMETICANTIEROTICANTIPOETICANTISEPTICANTISTATICANTITHETICANXIOLYTICAPHAERETICAPHORISTICAPODEICTICAPOLOGETICAPOPLECTICAPOSEMATICARAGONITICARCHAISTICARITHMETICASTIGMATICASTROCYTICASYMPTOTICAUSTENITICAUTOCRATICAUTOEROTICBENTONITICBIOGENETICBIOMIMETICBRONCHITICBRYOPHYTICCABALISTICCATALECTICCATALEPTICCHIASMATICCHILIASTICCHONDRITICCOENOCYTICCOLORISTICCOPROLITICCORYBANTICCRESCENTICCRYOSTATICCYBERNETICCYTOSTATICDEMOCRATICDIAGENETICDIAGNOSTICDIARRHETICDILEMMATICDIPHYLETICDIPLOMATICDYNAMISTICDYSKINETICDYSPLASTICECCHYMOTICEMBLEMATICEMPATHETICENDOBIOTICENDODONTICENDOPHYTICEPENTHETICEPEXEGETICEPIBLASTICEPIGENETICEPIGLOTTICESCHAROTICESSAYISTICEUKARYOTICEULOGISTICEUPHUISTICEVAPORITICEXOCYTOTICEXORCISTICFABULISTICFAMILISTICFATALISTICFEMINISTICFUTURISTICGLYCOLYTICGRANULITICHALOPHYTICHEDONISTICHEMOSTATICHOLOPHYTICHOMOEROTICHUMANISTICHUMORISTICHYDROLYTIC
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Eleven-Letter Words (191)
ACATALECTICACHONDRITICAEROELASTICALCHEMISTICANACREONTICANAESTHETICANALEMMATICANARCHISTICANASTOMOTICANIMALISTICANTHRACITICANTIMITOTICANTIPYRETICAPOCALYPTICAPONEUROTICAPOSIOPETICASTRONAUTICBIOCLIMATICBIOLOGISTICBIQUADRATICBLASTEMATICCATECHISTICCHARISMATICCHEMOTACTICCHOLESTATICCOENZYMATICCOLUMNISTICCOMMUNISTICCYTOGENETICCYTOKINETICDIALOGISTICDIAMAGNETICDIAPHORETICDICHROMATICDUOPOLISTICDYSLOGISTICENCOMIASTICENDOCYTOTICENDOMITOTICEPIPHYTOTICERYTHRISTICESEMPLASTICEUCHARISTICEUCHROMATICEUPHEMISTICFETISHISTICFEUDALISTICFIBROCYSTICFORMALISTICFUNGISTATICGEOMAGNETICGLAUCONITICGNOTOBIOTICGONGORISTICGYNOGENETICHAGGADISTICHEMOPOIETICHERMENEUTICHETEROLYTICHISTIOCYTICHOLOBLASTICHOMEOSTATICHOMOGAMETICHOMOPLASTICHYDROPHYTICHYDROSTATICHYGROPHYTICHYLOZOISTICHYPERCRITICHYPERSTATICHYPOPLASTICIDIOBLASTICINAUTHENTICJARGONISTICKINESTHETICLYMPHOCYTICMACROBIOTICMACROPHYTICMANNERISTICMARTENSITICMASOCHISTICMECHANISTICMEDIUMISTICMELIORISTICMENTALISTICMEROBLASTICMETAGENETICMETAPLASTICMETASOMATICMETHODISTICMODERNISTICMONOGENETICMONOZYGOTICMUTUALISTICMYTHOPOETICNARCOLEPTICNATRIURETICNECROMANTICNEOLOGISTICNEUROLEPTIC
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Twelve-Letter Words (175)
ABSOLUTISTICAEROMAGNETICANAGRAMMATICANALPHABETICANAPHYLACTICANASTIGMATICANDROGENETICANORTHOSITICANTAGONISTICANTHELMINTICANTIDIABETICANTIDOGMATICANTIMAGNETICANTIPATHETICANTIPRURITICANTIRACHITICANTIROMANTICAPOCHROMATICAPOTHEGMATICARISTOCRATICASYMPTOMATICAUTODIDACTICAUTOHYPNOTICAVITAMINOTICBELLETRISTICBIOENERGETICBIOSYNTHETICBUREAUCRATICCAPITALISTICCATACHRESTICCATAPHORETICCELLULOLYTICCENTRALISTICCHAUVINISTICCHEMIOSMOTICCHIROPRACTICCHYMOTRYPTICCLADOGENETICCLASSICISTICCLAVIERISTICCOMPATRIOTICCYANOGENETICDIAGRAMMATICDIPHTHERITICDIPLOBLASTICDYSPHEMISTICECCLESIASTICELECTROLYTICENCEPHALITICENTHUSIASTICEPIGRAMMATICERYTHROCYTICEUHEMERISTICEVANGELISTICEXANTHEMATICEXTRAHEPATICFIBRINOLYTICFIBROBLASTICFOLKLORISTICGAMETOPHYTICGRANULOCYTICGYNECOCRATICGYROMAGNETICHENOTHEISTICHIEROPHANTICHISTOGENETICHOLOPHRASTICHYDROKINETICHYPERKINETICHYPEROSTOTICHYPERPLASTICHYPOCORISTICICONOCLASTICINTERMITOTICISOENZYMATICJOURNALISTICKARYOKINETICLEUKOPOIETICLIBERALISTICLITERALISTICMELODRAMATICMERISTEMATICMERITOCRATICMETAGALACTICMILITARISTICMISOGYNISTICMONODRAMATICMONOPHYLETICMONOPOLISTICMONOSYNAPTICMONOTHEISTICMYELOBLASTICNARCISSISTICNATURALISTICNEGATIVISTICNEOREALISTICNEPHELINITICNEUTRALISTICNOMINALISTICNONADIABATIC
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Thirteen-Letter Words (119)
ACTINOMYCOTICADVENTURISTICANACHRONISTICANTIARTHRITICANTICLIMACTICANTIEPILEPTICANTIPARASITICANTIPSYCHOTICANTIRHEUMATICANTISCORBUTICAUTOCATALYTICBACTERIOLYTICBEHAVIORISTICBIMETALLISTICBIOSYSTEMATICCANNIBALISTICCHLOROPLASTICCHROMATOLYTICCHROMONEMATICCOLONIALISTICCONGLOMERATICCONSUMERISTICCOUNTERTACTICCRYPTANALYTICDETERMINISTICDIAPHRAGMATICECTOPARASITICELECTROSTATICEMBRYOGENETICENDOLYMPHATICENDOPARASITICENDOSYMBIOTICEQUILIBRISTICEUDAEMONISTICEXTRAGALACTICFERRIMAGNETICFERROMAGNETICGERONTOCRATICGRANODIORITICHEMATOPOIETICHETEROGAMETICHOMOSCEDASTICHYDROMAGNETICHYPERESTHETICHYPEREUTECTICHYPERROMANTICIDEOGRAMMATICIDIOSYNCRATICILLUSIONISTICIMMANENTISTICIMMUNOGENETICIMPERIALISTICINTERGALACTICINTRAGALACTICIONTOPHORETICLOGOGRAMMATICLYMPHOBLASTICMAGNETOSTATICMATERIALISTICMEGALOBLASTICMETACHROMATICMICROANALYTICMICROCLIMATICMINIATURISTICMONOCHROMATICMONOGRAMMATICMONOPSONISTICMORPHOGENETICMYELOFIBROTICNATIONALISTICNONALPHABETICNONANTIBIOTICNONDEMOCRATICNONDIPLOMATICNONLINGUISTICNONSYSTEMATICOBJECTIVISTICODONTOBLASTICOLIGOPOLISTICONOMATOPOETICOPPORTUNISTICORGANOGENETICOVERENERGETICPALEOMAGNETICPANTISOCRATICPARASYNTHETICPATERNALISTICPERSONALISTICPHREATOPHYTICPHYSICALISTICPNEUMATOLYTICPOINTILLISTICPOLYCHROMATICPOSTEPILEPTICPOSTTRAUMATICPREANESTHETICPRIMITIVISTICPROBABILISTICPSYCHOGENETICPSYCHOKINETIC
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Fourteen-Letter Words (66)
ANTIDEMOCRATICANTIHUMANISTICANTINEOPLASTICANTIPHLOGISTICANTISYPHILITICBACTERIOSTATICBRONCHOSPASTICCHARACTERISTICCHEMOSYNTHETICCOLLECTIVISTICCYCLOALIPHATICELECTROKINETICELECTROOSMOTICEMOTIONALISTICERYTHROBLASTICERYTHROPOIETICEXPANSIONISTICFILIOPIETISTICGLYCOGENOLYTICHERMAPHRODITICHETEROKARYOTICHYPERAESTHETICHYPERENERGETICHYPERKERATOTICHYPERPARASITICHYPERREALISTICMEGAKARYOCYTICMERCANTILISTICMETALINGUISTICNONCHARISMATICNONMECHANISTICNONTHERAPEUTICOLIGOPSONISTICORTHOCHROMATICOSTEOARTHRITICOVEROPTIMISTICOVERSIMPLISTICPARALINGUISTICPHOSPHOROLYTICPHOTOSYNTHETICPRESYMPTOMATICPROPAGANDISTICPSYCHOACOUSTICPSYCHOANALYTICPSYCHODRAMATICPSYCHONEUROTICPYELONEPHRITICREDUCTIONISTICSERODIAGNOSTICSOMNAMBULISTICSPERMATOPHYTICSPIRITUALISTICSUBJECTIVISTICSUBTHERAPEUTICSUPERPATRIOTICTELANGIECTATICTHERMOMAGNETICTHROMBOPLASTICULTRAENERGETICULTRAPATRIOTICULTRAREALISTICUNBUREAUCRATICUNCHAUVINISTICUNENTHUSIASTICUNIVERSALISTICXENODIAGNOSTIC
Fifteen-Letter Words (43)
ACHONDROPLASTICATHEROSCLEROTICCOMMERCIALISTICCONCEPTUALISTICCONTORTIONISTICCROSSLINGUISTICELECTROACOUSTICELECTRODIALYTICELECTROMAGNETICELECTROPHORETICENDONUCLEOLYTICEXHIBITIONISTICEXOERYTHROCYTICEXPRESSIONISTICEXTRALINGUISTICFUNCTIONALISTICHETEROCHROMATICHYPERCATALECTICIMPRESSIONISTICINDETERMINISTICINDIVIDUALISTICINTERSCHOLASTICIRRATIONALISTICMICROMETEORITICNONANTAGONISTICNONARISTOCRATICNONRELATIVISTICNUCLEOSYNTHETICPARASYMPATHETICPARTHENOGENETICPARTICULARISTICPERFECTIONISTICPHARMACOGNOSTICPHARMACOKINETICPHENOMENALISTICPOSTAPOCALYPTICPROGRESSIVISTICPSYCHOTOMIMETICSADOMASOCHISTICSOCIOLINGUISTICSYMPATHOMIMETICULTRADEMOCRATICVENTRILOQUISTIC