5-Letter Words Starting With ILE
- 4 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
All 5-Letter Words Starting With ILE 4 words
How common is ILE at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 4 five-letter words that start with ILE. They average 6 points and the best is ILEUM (7 points).
- Total words
- 4
- Average Scrabble score
- 6
- out of 7 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- C
- 25% of words
Most common last letters
- c 25%
- l 25%
- m 25%
Top vowel pairs
- ea50%
- eu50%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with ILE
i 1l 1e 1u 1m 3
I 1 + L 1 + E 1 + U 1 + M 3 = 7 points
- Double word
- 14 pts
- Triple word
- 21 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
ileum
- nounthe part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the cecum
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How many five-letter words that start with ILE are there?
There are 4 five-letter words that start with ILE 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 five-letter word that starts with ILE?
ILEUM is worth 7 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ILEAC (7), ILEAL (5), ILEUS (5).