Words Containing IL

Q: How many words contain "IL"?

7,597 valid English words contain the sequence IL.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing IL?

HYPEREXCITABILITY at 39 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing IL?

INTERCOMPREHENSIBILITIES — 24 letters.

There are 7,597 English words that contain the sequence IL. Range: ABAXILE to ZORILS. The Scrabble® high-scorer is HYPEREXCITABILITY at 39 points; the longest is INTERCOMPREHENSIBILITIES (24 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.

By length — 7,597 words containing IL

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4-letter(97)
5-letter(239)
6-letter(453)
7-letter(886)
8-letter(1,169)
9-letter(984)
10-letter(814)
11-letter(734)
12-letter(608)
13-letter(515)
14-letter(375)
15-letter(298)

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Showing the first 600 of 7,597 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

Top 10 highest-scoring words

Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.

#	Word	Scrabble	WWF
1	hyperexcitability	39	40
2	hyperexcitabilities	38	40
3	ventriloquizing	37	43
4	polychromatophilic	37	41
5	hypercivilized	37	39
6	hypnotizability	37	38
7	polyphiloprogenitive	36	42
8	intercomprehensibility	36	41
9	ventriloquized	36	40
10	hypersusceptibility	36	39

What these words mean

hyperexcitability: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
hyperexcitabilities: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
ventriloquizing: Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
polychromatophilic: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
hypercivilized: Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
hypnotizability: Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
polyphiloprogenitive: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
intercomprehensibility: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
ventriloquized: Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
hypersusceptibility: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "IL"?

7,597 valid English words contain IL.

Best Scrabble word containing IL?

HYPEREXCITABILITY at 39 pts.

Longest word containing IL?

INTERCOMPREHENSIBILITIES (24 letters).