9-Letter Words With ILLUM
- 8 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 9-Letter Words With ILLUM
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 9-Letter Words With ILLUM 8 words
How often does ILLUM appear in nine-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 8 nine-letter words containing ILLUM. They average 11.6 points and the best is SPIRILLUM (13 points).
- Total words
- 8
- Average Scrabble score
- 11.6
- out of 13 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- D
- 37.5% of words
Most common last letters
- d 37.5%
- m 25%
- s 25%
Top vowel pairs
- ei25%
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 nine-letter word containing ILLUM
s 1p 3i 1r 1i 1l 1l 1u 1m 3
S 1 + P 3 + I 1 + R 1 + I 1 + L 1 + L 1 + U 1 + M 3 = 13 points
- Double word
- 26 pts
- Triple word
- 39 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
spirillum
- nounspirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water
- nounany flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form
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9-Letter Words With ILLUM FAQ
How many nine-letter words containing ILLUM are there?
There are 8 nine-letter words containing ILLUM 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 nine-letter word containing ILLUM?
SPIRILLUM is worth 13 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ILLUMINED (12), REILLUMED (12), UNILLUMED (12).
Which rare nine-letter words containing ILLUM score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include REILLUMED (12), UNILLUMED (12), ILLUMINER (11), REILLUMES (11). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.