LICIT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. LICIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LICIT?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LICIT is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LICIT
Front hooks — 1
elicitBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LICIT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LICIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does LICIT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formallegal
Permitted or allowed by law; lawful, as opposed to illicit.
Licit is used almost exclusively in contrast with its more common opposite, illicit, especially when writers want to separate legal activity, such as regulated trade or medical use, from its illegal counterpart. The word appears most often in formal, legal, and academic writing about drugs, trade, or finance, rather than in casual conversation, where lawful or legal is more typical. Choosing licit over legal or lawful can also signal a careful, technical distinction, as in discussions of substances that are licit for one purpose but banned for another.
How LICIT is used
A formal adjective, most often paired with its opposite illicit in legal, medical, and academic writing.
- The report distinguished licit trade from smuggling.
- Only licit uses of the chemical are permitted under the treaty.
- Doctors discussed licit alternatives to the banned substance.
- The company insisted that all its dealings were entirely licit.
- Regulators drew a clear line between licit and illicit online sales.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LICIT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LICIT
3 longer words begin with LICIT.
Words ending in LICIT
9 words end in LICIT. Useful as a back hook: play LICIT onto a word already on the board.
Words with LICIT inside
Showing 24 of 101 words that contain LICIT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LICIT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LICIT
Common questions about LICIT
- Is LICIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LICIT, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LICIT worth?
- LICIT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LICIT mean?
- Permitted or allowed by law; lawful, as opposed to illicit.
- What letters can be added to LICIT?
- LICIT takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LICIT:
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