8-Letter Words Starting With ILLUS
- 3 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With ILLUS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With ILLUS 3 words
How common is ILLUS at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 3 eight-letter words that start with ILLUS. They average 10 points and the best is ILLUSORY (11 points).
- Total words
- 3
- Average Scrabble score
- 10
- out of 11 max
- Everyday words
- 67%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- E
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- e 33.3%
- n 33.3%
- y 33.3%
Top vowel pairs
- io33.3%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with ILLUS
i 1l 1l 1u 1s 1o 1r 1y 4
I 1 + L 1 + L 1 + U 1 + S 1 + O 1 + R 1 + Y 4 = 11 points
- Double word
- 22 pts
- Triple word
- 33 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
illusory
- adjectivebased on or having the nature of an illusion“illusive hopes of finding a better job”
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How many eight-letter words that start with ILLUS are there?
There are 3 eight-letter words that start with ILLUS in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with ILLUS?
ILLUSORY is worth 11 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ILLUSIVE (11), ILLUSION (8).
What are some common eight-letter words that start with ILLUS?
Everyday examples include ILLUSION, ILLUSORY, ILLUSIVE. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.