8-Letter Words With ILEF
- 5 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With ILEF
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With ILEF 5 words
How often does ILEF appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 5 eight-letter words containing ILEF. They average 13.4 points and the best is FILEFISH (17 points).
- Total words
- 5
- Average Scrabble score
- 13.4
- out of 17 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- H
- 40% of words
Most common last letters
- h 40%
- l 40%
- t 20%
Top vowel pairs
- ui20%
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 ILEF
f 4i 1l 1e 1f 4i 1s 1h 4
F 4 + I 1 + L 1 + E 1 + F 4 + I 1 + S 1 + H 4 = 17 points
- Double word
- 34 pts
- Triple word
- 51 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
filefish
- nounnarrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a long file-like dorsal spine
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How many eight-letter words containing ILEF are there?
There are 5 eight-letter words containing ILEF 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 ILEF?
FILEFISH is worth 17 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are TILEFISH (14), SMILEFUL (13), GUILEFUL (12).
Which rare eight-letter words containing ILEF score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include SMILEFUL (13), ANTILEFT (11). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.