Words Containing IIS

Q: What is the highest-scoring word containing IIS?

ZOMBIISMS is worth 24 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ZOMBIISM (23), AQUARIISTS (19), AQUARIIST (18).

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All Words Containing IIS 8 words

How often does IIS appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 8 words containing IIS. Most are 6 letters long, they average 15.6 points and the best is ZOMBIISMS (24 points).

Total words: 8
Most common length: 6 letters; 2 words
Average Scrabble score: 15.6; out of 24 max
Longest word: AQUARIISTS; 10 letters
Most common ending: S; 62.5% of words

Most common last letters

s 62.5%
m 25%
t 12.5%

Top vowel pairs

ii100%
ua25%
aa12.5%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing IIS

z ₁₀o ₁m ₃b ₃i ₁i ₁s ₁m ₃s ₁

Z 10 + O 1 + M 3 + B 3 + I 1 + I 1 + S 1 + M 3 + S 1 = 24 points

Double word: 48 pts
Triple word: 72 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

zombiisms

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

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