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5-Letter Words With ILA

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Popular 5-Letter Words With ILA

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 5-Letter Words With ILA 13 words

How often does ILA appear in five-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 13 five-letter words containing ILA. They average 8.2 points, the best is ZILAS (14 points) and 23.1% end in R.

Total words
13
Average Scrabble score
8.2
out of 14 max
Everyday words
8%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
R
23.1% of words

Most common last letters

  • r 23.1%
  • a 15.4%
  • s 15.4%

Top vowel pairs

  • ao7.7%
  • au7.7%
  • oi7.7%

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 five-letter word containing ILA

z 10i 1l 1a 1s 1

Z 10 + I 1 + L 1 + A 1 + 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).

zilas

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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How many five-letter words containing ILA are there?

There are 13 five-letter words containing ILA 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 containing ILA?

ZILAS is worth 14 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PILAF (10), PILAW (10), TILAK (9).

Which rare five-letter words containing ILA score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include ZILAS (14), PILAW (10), TILAK (9), HILAR (8). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.