Words That Start With ILL
- 208 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words That Start With ILL
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words That Start With ILL 208 words · page 2 of 2
11-Letter Words Starting With ILL 21-33 of 33
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Full 13-letter listHow common is ILL at the start of words?
Our combined English word list has 208 words that start with ILL. Most are 11 letters long, they average 14 points, the best is ILLIBERALIZING (26 points) and 37.5% end in S.
- Total words
- 208
- Most common length
- 11 letters
- 33 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 14
- out of 26 max
- Longest word
- ILLIMITABLENESSES
- 17 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 37.5% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 37.5%
- y 13.9%
- e 13%
Top vowel pairs
- io20.2%
- ia4.8%
- ie3.8%
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 ILL
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 ILL are there?
There are 208 words that start with ILL in our combined English word list. The most common length is 11 letters, with 33 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 ILL?
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 ILL?
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 ILL?
ILLIMITABLENESSES has 17 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, ILLUMINATIONS (13 letters) is the longest common one.