What is the maximum multiplicity of intersection of two nonsingular conics at a common point?

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I am aware of the following:

Let $ X $ and $ Y $ be projective plane curves, with $ X $ nonsingular and not contained in $ Y. $ Then the sum of the multiplicities of intersection of $ X $ and $ Y $ at all points of $ X \cap Y $ equals the product of the degrees of $ X $ and $ Y. $

This is a form of Bézout's theorem, but I don't know how relevant this is to the question since the question concerns the maximum intersection multiplicity of two nonsingular conics at a particular point of intersection.