8-Letter Words With EILI
- 6 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With EILI
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With EILI 6 words
How often does EILI appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 6 eight-letter words containing EILI. They average 11.8 points and the best is CEILIDHS (14 points).
- Total words
- 6
- Average Scrabble score
- 11.8
- out of 14 max
- Everyday words
- 17%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- s 50%
- g 33.3%
- t 16.7%
Top vowel pairs
- ei100%
- ie16.7%
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 EILI
c 3e 1i 1l 1i 1d 2h 4s 1
C 3 + E 1 + I 1 + L 1 + I 1 + D 2 + H 4 + S 1 = 14 points
- Double word
- 28 pts
- Triple word
- 42 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
ceilidhs
Form of ceilidh
- nounan informal social gathering at which there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing and folk dancing and story telling
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How many eight-letter words containing EILI are there?
There are 6 eight-letter words containing EILI 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 EILI?
CEILIDHS is worth 14 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are VEILINGS (12), SHEILING (12), CEILINGS (11).
Which rare eight-letter words containing EILI score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include SHEILING (12), SPEILING (11), VEILIEST (11). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.