/sɪk/
adverbverb

Is SIC a Scrabble word?

Yes. SIC is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning Thus; as written; used to indicate, for example, that text is being quoted as it is from the source.

Adverb 2 meanings

  1. Thus; as written; used to indicate, for example, that text is being quoted as it is from the source.

  2. Used in the manner of scare quotes

Verb 3 meanings

  1. To mark with a bracketed sic.

  2. To incite an attack by, especially a dog or dogs.

    “He sicced his dog on me!”

  3. To set upon; to chase; to attack.

    “Sic ’em, Mitzi.”

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: sic via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sīc (“thus, so”).

SIC at a glance

SIC has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (S 1 + I 1 + C 3) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #12,484 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -SIC

More endings

Same last three letters as SIC. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • MUSIC9
  • BASIC9
  • CLASSIC11
  • FORENSIC13
  • JURASSIC17
  • INTRINSIC11
  • TRIASSIC10
  • ANALGESIC12
  • EXTRINSIC18
  • PHYSIC16
  • GEODESIC12
  • CELLULOSIC14

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