What It Scores
CIVICS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 I1 V4 I1 C3 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In CIVICS
6 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
5 letter words (1)
3 letter words (3)
2 letter words (2)
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.