illicit

illicit is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Not permitted or allowed; prohibited; unlawful; as, illicit trade; illicit intercourse; illicit pleasure. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Not permitted or allowed; prohibited; unlawful; as, illicit trade; illicit intercourse; illicit pleasure.
2. adjective. contrary to or forbidden by law

   "an illegitimate seizure of power"

   "illicit trade"

   Synonyms: illegitimate, outlaw, outlawed, unlawful

3. adjective. contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention

   "an illicit association with his secretary"

Synonyms

illegitimate, outlaw, outlawed, unlawful

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in illicit:

illitic

Common word forms

illicitly, illicitness

Words from these letters

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