8-Letter Words With CIL
- 32 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With CIL
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With CIL 32 words
How often does CIL appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 32 eight-letter words containing CIL. They average 12.5 points, the best is CHANCILY (18 points) and 31.3% end in S.
- Total words
- 32
- Average Scrabble score
- 12.5
- out of 18 max
- Everyday words
- 16%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 31.3% of words
Most common last letters
- s 31.3%
- y 21.9%
- e 18.8%
Top vowel pairs
- ia6.3%
- ou6.3%
- ae3.1%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word containing CIL
c 3h 4a 1n 1c 3i 1l 1y 4
C 3 + H 4 + A 1 + N 1 + C 3 + I 1 + L 1 + Y 4 = 18 points
- Double word
- 36 pts
- Triple word
- 54 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
chancily
Form of chancy
- adjectiveof uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk“an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker”
- adjectivesubject to accident or chance or change“a chancy appeal at best”
- Scrabble US
- Scrabble UK
- Words With Friends
Runners-up
Explore related word lists
8-letter words containing…
Words containing CIL by length
Longer sequences containing CIL
Each link adds one letter and keeps only combinations that have words.
Change the last letter of CIL
Trending word lists
Five-letter lists built from the letters of yesterday's Wordle answer. The set changes every day.
- 5-letter words with S
- 5-letter words starting with GRI
- 5-letter words with RIS
- 5-letter words with I
- 5-letter words starting with G
- 5-letter words with RI
- 5-letter words ending in T
- 5-letter words with R
- 5-letter words ending in IST
- 5-letter words with IS
- 5-letter words ending in ST
- 5-letter words starting with GR
How to use this word list
Using CIL in the middle of a word
8-Letter Words With CIL by the numbers
8-Letter Words With CIL FAQ
How many eight-letter words containing CIL are there?
There are 32 eight-letter words containing CIL 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 containing CIL?
CHANCILY is worth 18 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are FACILITY (16), FACILELY (16), FLEECILY (16).
What are some common eight-letter words containing CIL?
Everyday examples include FACILITY, IMBECILE, COUNCILS, DOMICILE, BACILLUS, STENCILS, DOCILITY, DOCILELY. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
Which rare eight-letter words containing CIL score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include CHANCILY (18), DOMICILS (13), PENCILED (13), VERTICIL (13). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.