8-Letter Words With CILL
- 4 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With CILL
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With CILL 4 words
How often does CILL appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 4 eight-letter words containing CILL. They average 11 points and the best is BACILLUS (12 points).
- Total words
- 4
- Average Scrabble score
- 11
- out of 12 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- s 50%
- e 25%
- r 25%
Top vowel pairs
- ae25%
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 CILL
b 3a 1c 3i 1l 1l 1u 1s 1
B 3 + A 1 + C 3 + I 1 + L 1 + L 1 + U 1 + S 1 = 12 points
- Double word
- 24 pts
- Triple word
- 36 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
bacillus
- nounaerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
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How many eight-letter words containing CILL are there?
There are 4 eight-letter words containing CILL 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 CILL?
BACILLUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BACILLAR (12), ANCILLAE (10), ANCILLAS (10).
Which rare eight-letter words containing CILL score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include ANCILLAE (10), ANCILLAS (10). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.