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Words That Start With ILE

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All Words That Start With ILE 13 words

How common is ILE at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 13 words that start with ILE. Most are 5 letters long, they average 8.6 points, the best is ILEOSTOMY (14 points) and 53.8% end in S.

Total words
13
Most common length
5 letters
4 words
Average Scrabble score
8.6
out of 14 max
Longest word
ILEOSTOMIES
11 letters
Most common ending
S
53.8% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 53.8%
  • a 7.7%
  • c 7.7%

Top vowel pairs

  • ea23.1%
  • ei23.1%
  • eu23.1%

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 ILE

i 1l 1e 1o 1s 1t 1o 1m 3y 4

I 1 + L 1 + E 1 + O 1 + S 1 + T 1 + O 1 + M 3 + Y 4 = 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).

ileostomy

  1. nounsurgical procedure that creates an opening from the ileum through the abdominal wall to function as an anus; performed in cases of cancer of the colon or ulcerative colitis
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How many words that start with ILE are there?

There are 13 words that start with ILE in our combined English word list. The most common length is 5 letters, with 4 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 ILE?

ILEOSTOMY is worth 14 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ILEOSTOMIES (13), ILEXES (13), ILEX (11).

What is the longest word that starts with ILE?

ILEOSTOMIES has 11 letters.