Verified pattern list

5 Letter Words With IC

This verified list contains 99 CORE words with IC, plus 41 entries in the broader extended tier.

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Static CORE list

All 99 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

antic7
aspic9
attic7
basic9
bicep11
brick13
chick16
civic12
click13
colic9
comic11
conic9
crick13
cubic11
cynic12
deice8
diced9
dices8
dicey11
dicks12
dicta8
edict8
epics9
ethic10
evict10
fiche13
fichu13
ficus10
flick14
folic10
hicks14
hoick14
icier7
icily10
icing8
icons7
ictus7
ionic7
juice14
juicy17
kicks15
kicky18
licit7
licks11
logic8
lyric10
magic10
manic9
medic10
micks13
micro9
mimic11
music9
nicer7
niche10
nicks11
optic9
panic9
picks13
picky16
picot9
price9
prick13
pubic11
quick20
relic7
riced8
ricer7
rices7
ricin7
ricks11
runic7
sicko11
sicks11
slice7
slick11
snick11
sonic7
spice9
spics9
spicy12
stick11
stoic7
thick14
ticks11
tonic7
topic9
toxic14
trice7
trick11
tunic7
twice10
vicar10
viced11
vices10
voice10
which16
wicks14
yogic11

99CORE words

41extended words

140verified matches

10.4average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

basic9
dices8
edict8
epics9
ethic10
evict10
fiche13
icons7
juicy17
logic8
magic10
manic9

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

quick20
kicky18
juicy17
chick16
picky16
which16
kicks15
flick14
hicks14
juice14
thick14
toxic14

Letter intelligence

What the IC list contains

Where IC appears

Position 10 words
Position 20 words
Position 30 words
Position 40 words
Position 50 words

Vowels per word

1 vowel29 words
2 vowels65 words
3 vowels5 words

Repeated letters

25%

25 of 99 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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Popular letter patterns

5 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns

5 Letter Words Starting With CH69 CORE · 21 extendedchafe, chain, chair, chaos 5 Letter Words Starting With CO94 CORE · 37 extendedcoals, coast, coats, cobra 5 Letter Words Starting With SH76 CORE · 15 extendedshade, shake, shame, shape 5 Letter Words Starting With ST96 CORE · 19 extendedstage, staid, stain, stair 5 Letter Words Ending In CH74 CORE · 11 extendedbeach, epoch, leach, peach 5 Letter Words Ending In ED297 CORE · 26 extendedached, acted, arced, armed 5 Letter Words Ending In ER240 CORE · 64 extendedabler, after, alter, amber 5 Letter Words Ending In LY68 CORE · 14 extendeddaily, doily, early, gaily

Pattern guide

How to use 5-letter words with IC

The CORE list contains 99 5-letter words with IC in at least one position. Unlike a fixed tile, this preset does not assume where the letter appears.

Contains keeps required letters anywhere in the word. Sequence pattern is stricter: AR requires adjacent letters, A_R allows one intervening letter, and A__R allows two. The broader tier adds 41 extended entries.

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Questions about this word list

How many 5-letter words contain IC?

This verified set contains 99 CORE words and 41 extended words, for 140 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this IC group?

The 99 CORE words average 10.4 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these IC words often repeat letters?