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What does elicit mean? Is elicit a Scrabble word?

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Is elicit a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word elicit is a Scrabble US word. The word elicit is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

E1L1I1C3I1T1

Is elicit a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word elicit is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

E1L1I1C3I1T1

Is elicit a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word elicit is a Words With Friends word. The word elicit is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

E1L2I1C4I1T1

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6-letter words (1 found)

ELICIT,

5-letter words (3 found)

CEILI,LICIT,TELIC,

4-letter words (11 found)

CEIL,CELT,CIEL,CITE,CLIT,ETIC,LICE,LITE,TEIL,TICE,TILE,

3-letter words (13 found)

CEL,CIT,ELT,ICE,LEI,LET,LIE,LIT,TEC,TEL,TIC,TIE,TIL,

2-letter words (6 found)

EL,ET,IT,LI,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 35 words from elicit according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of elicit

elicit

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin elicitus from eliciō (“draw forth”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪˈlɪsɪt/
  • Rhymes: -ɪsɪt
  • Homophone: illicit

Verb

elicit (third-person singular simple present elicits, present participle eliciting, simple past and past participle elicited)

  1. To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
  2. To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.
    Fred wished to elicit the time of the meeting from Jane.
    Did you elicit a response?
  3. To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason
    Synonyms: deduce, construe

Translations

See also

  • illicit (soundalike)

Adjective

elicit (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.

Latin

Verb

ēlicit

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of ēliciō

Source: wiktionary.org