ILLICIT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ILLICIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ILLICIT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ILLICIT is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ILLICIT
No single letter turns ILLICIT into another word.
How ILLICIT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ILLICIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 3 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,647 thousand.
What does ILLICIT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Forbidden by law, rules or custom.
Illicit points to something done against a rule, whether a statute or a social code. It is often found beside trade, drugs and affairs, and should not be confused with elicit, which means to draw out.
How ILLICIT is used
Illicit is typical of news and legal writing about banned goods, secret dealings or relationships that break a norm.
- Police seized a shipment of illicit tobacco at the docks.
- The illicit meeting took place after midnight.
- He denied any illicit use of company funds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ILLICIT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ILLICIT
The 7 tiles of ILLICIT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ILLICIT
3 longer words begin with ILLICIT.
Shorter words from the letters in ILLICIT
Common questions about ILLICIT
- Is ILLICIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ILLICIT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ILLICIT worth?
- ILLICIT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ILLICIT mean?
- Forbidden by law, rules or custom.
- What letters can be added to ILLICIT?
- No single letter can be added to ILLICIT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ILLICIT:
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