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Term: tics

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "tics": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

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tics

Definitions

Noun

  1. A local and habitual twitching especially in the face
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "tics".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 politics 3 69
2 characteristics 5 52
3 plastics 2 31
4 critics 2 26
5 statistics 3 22
6 mathematics 4 20
7 tactics 2 20
8 gymnastics 3 11
9 athletics 3 9
10 cosmetics 3 7
11 narcotics 3 7
12 linguistics 3 5
13 romantics 3 5
14 antics 2 4
15 logistics 3 4
16 esthetics 3 3
17 mystics 2 3
18 orthodontics 4 3
19 skeptics 2 3
20 aeronautics 4 2
21 fanatics 3 2
22 acoustics 3 1
23 acrobatics 4 1
24 aesthetics 3 1
25 agnostics 3 1
26 anesthetics 4 1
27 antibiotics 5 1
28 ballistics 3 1
29 critics' 2 1
30 dramatics 3 1
31 heretics 3 1
32 optics 2 1
33 phonetics 3 1
34 synthetics 3 1
35 aerobatics 4 0
36 agrigenetics 5 0
37 anaesthetics 4 0
38 analytics 4 0
39 asthmatics 3 0
40 astronautics 4 0
41 attics 2 0
42 automatics 4 0
43 baltics 2 0
44 bionetics 4 0
45 biotherapeutics 6 0
46 celtics 2 0
47 celtics' 2 0
48 charismatics 4 0
49 cognetics 3 0
50 criminalistics 5 0
51 democratics 4 0
52 diabetics 4 0
53 diacritics 4 0
54 diagnostics 4 0
55 dianetics 4 0
56 diuretics 4 0
57 domestics 3 0
58 epileptics 4 0
59 exotics 3 0
60 genetics 3 0
61 geopolitics 5 0
62 helionetics 5 0
63 heuristics 3 0
64 hypnotics 3 0
65 identics 3 0
66 informatics 4 0
67 intermagnetics 5 0
68 kinetics 3 0
69 klezmatics 3 0
70 lunatics 3 0
71 magnetics 3 0
72 metics 2 0
73 numismatics 4 0
74 odetics 3 0
75 onomastics 4 0
76 pharmakinetics 5 0
77 pneumatics 3 0
78 politics' 3 0
79 prosthetics 3 0
80 reprogenetics 5 0
81 robotics 3 0
82 schematics 3 0
83 semantics 3 0
84 semiotics 4 0
85 statics 2 0
86 statistics' 3 0
87 stochastics 3 0
88 synbiotics 4 0
89 synoptics 3 0
90 systematics 4 0
91 telematics 4 0
92 therapeutics 4 0
93 thermoplastics 4 0
94 tics 1 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "tics".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 tax 1 201
2 takes 1 86
3 attacks 2 22
4 sticks 1 22
5 stocks 1 18
6 talks 1 18
7 stakes 1 5
8 turks 1 5
9 steaks 1 4
10 ticks 1 2
11 stacks 1 1
12 stock's 1 1
13 tech's 1 1
14 tex 1 1
15 attics 2 0
16 eyetech's 2 0
17 stac's 1 0
18 stake's 1 0
19 stalks 1 0
20 stocks' 1 0
21 stokes 1 0
22 stukes 1 0
23 styx 1 0
24 tacks 1 0
25 talk's 1 0
26 techs 1 0
27 teck's 1 0
28 tikes 1 0
29 tookes 1 0
30 tucks 1 0
31 tuks 1 0
32 tux 1 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "tics".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 sticks 1 22
2 ethics 2 19
3 ties 1 15
4 tips 1 13
5 topics 2 10
6 tricks 1 8
7 antics 2 4
8 ticks 1 2
9 tonics 2 2
10 tits 1 2
11 stoics 2 1
12 optics 2 1
13 tims 1 1
14 tis 1 0
15 tic 1 0
16 toxics 2 0
17 metics 2 0
18 attics 2 0
19 tish 1 0
20 tins 1 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "tics" in a sentence.

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Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "tics" in a sentence.

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Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "tics" in the same piece of text.

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Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "tics".

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Results:

Term

Definitions: 1

Fragments: 94

Sound Alikes: 32

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 0

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Billie Eilish says she does ‘everything I can’ to suppress Tourette syndrome tics
May 6, 2026 The Guardian
Whole-exome sequencing in individuals with obsessive–compulsive disorder and chronic tic disorders identifies 36 large-effect risk genes
Sep 1, 2026 Nature
People with Tourette syndrome, like Billie Eilish, use everything in their power to suppress tics. This exhausting process is key to treatment.
Nov 5, 2026 Caledonian Record
Behavioral Treatment for Tics That Works
May 16, 2024 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov)
Understanding how tics are suppressed may help some at risk for tic disorders
Jun 26, 2019 WashU Medicine
Provisional Tic Disorder is not so transient
Mar 8, 2019 Nature
Behavioral treatments for Tourette’s disorder and tics
Jun 1, 2026 American Psychological Association (APA)

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