Words That Start With IL
- 237 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words That Start With IL
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words That Start With IL 237 words
4-Letter Words Starting With IL 7
Full 4-letter list5-Letter Words Starting With IL 10
Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words Starting With IL 11
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words Starting With IL 19
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words Starting With IL 19
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words Starting With IL 24
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words Starting With IL 25
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words Starting With IL 34
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words Starting With IL 33
Full 12-letter list13-Letter Words Starting With IL 21
Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words Starting With IL 19
Full 14-letter list15-Letter Words Starting With IL 8
Full 15-letter list16-Letter Words Starting With IL 2
17-Letter Words Starting With IL 3
How common is IL at the start of words?
Our combined English word list has 237 words that start with IL. Most are 11 letters long, they average 13.4 points, the best is ILLIBERALIZING (26 points) and 38.8% end in S.
- Total words
- 237
- Most common length
- 11 letters
- 34 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 13.4
- out of 26 max
- Longest word
- ILLIMITABLENESSES
- 17 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 38.8% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 38.8%
- y 13.1%
- e 11.8%
Top vowel pairs
- io17.7%
- ia7.2%
- ea4.2%
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 word that starts with IL
i 1l 1l 1i 1b 3e 1r 1a 1l 1i 1z 10i 1n 1g 2
I 1 + L 1 + L 1 + I 1 + B 3 + E 1 + R 1 + A 1 + L 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 26 points
- Double word
- 52 pts
- Triple word
- 78 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
illiberalizing
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many words that start with IL are there?
There are 237 words that start with IL in our combined English word list. The most common length is 11 letters, with 34 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word that starts with IL?
ILLIBERALIZING is worth 26 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ILLEGALIZATIONS (25), ILLIBERALIZED (25), ILLEGALIZATION (24).
What are some common words that start with IL?
Everyday examples include ILLEGAL, ILL, ILLUSION, ILLUSTRATE, ILLOGICAL, ILLITERATE, ILLNESS, ILLEGALLY. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word that starts with IL?
ILLIMITABLENESSES has 17 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, ILLUMINATIONS (13 letters) is the longest common one.