Words Containing ILESC

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

VIRILESCENCES is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are VIRILESCENCE (19), VIRILESCENT (16).

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All Words Containing ILESC 3 words

How often does ILESC appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 3 words containing ILESC. Most are 11 letters long, they average 18.3 points and the best is VIRILESCENCES (20 points).

Total words: 3
Most common length: 11 letters; 1 words
Average Scrabble score: 18.3; out of 20 max
Longest word: VIRILESCENCES; 13 letters
Most common ending: E; 33.3% of words

Most common last letters

e 33.3%
s 33.3%
t 33.3%

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing ILESC

v ₄i ₁r ₁i ₁l ₁e ₁s ₁c ₃e ₁n ₁c ₃e ₁s ₁

V 4 + I 1 + R 1 + I 1 + L 1 + E 1 + S 1 + C 3 + E 1 + N 1 + C 3 + E 1 + S 1 = 20 points

Double word: 40 pts
Triple word: 60 pts

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

virilescences

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

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