Words Containing ILLOU

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

MICROVILLOUS is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are FIBRILLOUS (15), VILLOUSLY (15), MORBILLOUS (14).

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All Words Containing ILLOU 8 words

How often does ILLOU appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 8 words containing ILLOU. Most are 9 letters long, they average 13.5 points and the best is MICROVILLOUS (19 points).

Total words: 8
Most common length: 9 letters; 3 words
Average Scrabble score: 13.5; out of 19 max
Longest word: MICROVILLOUS; 12 letters
Most common ending: S; 87.5% of words

Most common last letters

s 87.5%
y 12.5%

Top vowel pairs

ou100%

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 ILLOU

m ₃i ₁c ₃r ₁o ₁v ₄i ₁l ₁l ₁o ₁u ₁s ₁

M 3 + I 1 + C 3 + R 1 + O 1 + V 4 + I 1 + L 1 + L 1 + O 1 + U 1 + S 1 = 19 points

Double word: 38 pts
Triple word: 57 pts

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

microvillous

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

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