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Illest

Q: What does illest mean?

illest is the superlative of ill, which means “affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function”. It has 8 meanings in total, listed above.

i ₁l ₁l ₁e ₁s ₁t ₁

About 2 syllables

adjective · adverb · 6 letters · Rare · superlative of ill

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does illest mean?

adjective

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
“ill from the monotony of his suffering”
Synonymssick
resulting in suffering or adversity
“ill effects”
distressing
“ill manners”
indicating hostility or enmity
“you certainly did me an ill turn”
presaging ill fortune
“ill omens”
Synonymsinauspicious ominous

adverb

(`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
“he was ill prepared”
Synonymsbadly poorly
unfavorably or with disapproval
“tried not to speak ill of the dead”
Synonymsbadly
with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly
“we can ill afford to buy a new car just now”

Definitions shown for ill, the base form of illest.

Is ILLEST a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is ILLEST worth?

Scrabble

6 pts

i ₁l ₁l ₁e ₁s ₁t ₁

Words With Friends

8 pts

i ₁l ₂l ₂e ₁s ₁t ₁

Wordfeud

6 pts

i ₁l ₁l ₁e ₁s ₁t ₁

NYT Crossplay

8 pts

i ₁l ₂l ₂e ₁s ₁t ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ILLEST

Anagrams 1

listel

Best shorter words top 30 of 71

islet 5 istle 5 lilts 5 lisle 5 lites 5 steil 5 stell 5 stile 5 still 5 teils 5 tells 5 tiles 5 tills 5 ells 4 elts 4 ills 4 isle 4 leis 4 lest 4 lets 4 lies 4 lilt 4 list 4 lite 4 lits 4 seil 4 sell 4 sile 4 sill 4 silt 4

See all 71 words made from ILLEST

Hooks for ILLEST

Add one letter to the front or back of ILLEST to make another word.

Front hooks

willest

Back hooks

None

Words that end like ILLEST

Common words that share the ending -ILLEST, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

chillest stillest shrillest

All words ending in -ILLEST

Illest: quick answers

Is ILLEST a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. ILLEST is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 6 points before board bonuses.

How many points is ILLEST worth?

ILLEST scores 6 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 6 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does illest mean?

illest is the superlative of ill, which means “affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function”. It has 8 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in ILLEST?

You can make 71 shorter words from ILLEST, such as ISLET, ISTLE, LILTS, LISLE. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of ILLEST?

ILLEST rearranges into LISTEL.