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8-letter words ending in CT

There are 57 8-letter words ending in CT in the standard word-game list. The most common are contract, district, conflict, instinct, distract, precinct.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
contracta binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law12
districta region marked off for administrative or other purposes11
conflictan open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)15
instinct(followed by ‘with’) deeply filled or permeated10
distractdraw someone's attention away from something11
precincta district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes14
prospectthe possibility of future success14
distinct(often followed by ‘from’) not alike; different in nature or quality11
benedicta newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor)13
abstractexisting only in the mind; separated from embodiment12
artifacta man-made object taken as a whole13
interactact together or towards others or with others10
instructimpart skills or knowledge to10
redirectchannel into a new direction11
restrictplace restrictions on10
derelictworn and broken down by hard use11
subtractmake a subtraction12
aqueducta conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley20
obstructhinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of12
indirecthaving intervening factors or persons or influences11
destructdestroy (one's own missile or rocket)11
artefacta man-made object taken as a whole13
cataractan eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye12
abstrictTo cut off, as in abstriction; abjoint12
aeroductA proposed form of ramjet that harnesses charged particles in the upper atmosphere11
codirectTo direct (an artistic work) with another person.13
coeffectA joint effect18
complectbe interwoven or interconnected16
conjunctprogressing melodically by intervals of a second19
deselectTo not select; to rule out of selection.11
diffractundergo diffraction17
disjunctprogressing melodically by intervals larger than a major second18
idiolectthe language or speech of one individual at a particular period in life11
maledictunder a curse13
nonelectOne not chosen for salvation.10
preelectTo elect beforehand; forechoose.12
preenactTo enact in advance.12
protractlengthen in time; cause to be or last longer12
readdictTo addict again.12
reindictTo indict again.11
reinductTo induct again.11
reinfectInfect again13
reinjectTo inject again.17
retroactTo act backward, or in return; to act in opposition; to be retrospective.10
suberectAlmost, but not quite erect12
succinctbriefly giving the gist of something14
transactconduct business10
transectcut across or divide transversely10
underactact (a role) with great restraint11
usufructa legal right to use and derive profit from property belonging to someone else provided that the property…13
vivisectcut (a body) open while still alive16

All 57 words