Words Containing ILLUV

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

ILLUVIATING is worth 15 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ILLUVIATIONS (15), ILLUVIATION (14), ILLUVIATED (14).

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All Words Containing ILLUV 10 words

How often does ILLUV appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 10 words containing ILLUV. Most are 8 letters long, they average 13.1 points, the best is ILLUVIATING (15 points) and 30% end in S.

Total words: 10
Most common length: 8 letters; 2 words
Average Scrabble score: 13.1; out of 15 max
Longest word: ILLUVIATIONS; 12 letters
Most common ending: S; 30% of words

Most common last letters

s 30%
a 10%
d 10%

Top vowel pairs

ia80%
io20%
iu20%

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 ILLUV

i ₁l ₁l ₁u ₁v ₄i ₁a ₁t ₁i ₁n ₁g ₂

I 1 + L 1 + L 1 + U 1 + V 4 + I 1 + A 1 + T 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 15 points

Double word: 30 pts
Triple word: 45 pts

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

illuviating

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

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