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Words containing IL

Words that have the letters IL in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 7,144 playable words containing IL in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ABSORBABILITIES. The highest-scoring is VENTRILOQUIZING, worth 37 points.

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Popular words containing IL

CIVILIZATION26
CIVILIZING25
EQUILIBRIUM25
CIVILIZED24
EXTRAORDINARILY24
FLEXIBILITY24
CIVILIZES23
COMPATIBILITY23
PHILOSOPHICAL23
CIVILIZE22
JUVENILE21
SATISFACTORILY21
AVAILABILITY20
PHILOSOPHERS20
PHILOSOPHIES20
PHILOSOPHY20
RESPONSIBILITY20
WORTHWHILE20

Highest-scoring words containing IL

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

VENTRILOQUIZING37
VENTRILOQUIZED36
HYPERCIVILIZED35
VENTRILOQUIZES35
SQUEEZABILITY34
VENTRILOQUIZE34
SQUEEZABILITIES34
JAZZILY33
HYPNOTIZABILITY33
OVERCIVILIZED32
SUPERCIVILIZED32
TRANQUILLIZING32

3-letter words containing IL (8)

AIL3
FIL6
ILK6
ILL3
MIL5
NIL3
OIL3
TIL3

4-letter words containing IL (97)

AILS4
BAIL6
BILE6
BILK9
BILL6
BOIL6
COIL6
DILL5
EVIL8
FAIL7
FILE7
FILL7
FILM9
FOIL7
GILD6
GILL5
GILT5
HAIL6
HILL6
HILT6
ILLS4
JAIL12
JILT12
KILL7
KILN7
KILO7
KILT7
LILT4
LILY6
MAIL6
MILD7
MILE6
MILK9
MILL6
NAIL4
OILS4
OILY6
PAIL6
PILE6
PILL6
RAIL4
RILE4
SAIL4
SILK7
SILL4
SILO4
SILT4
SOIL4
TAIL4
TILE4
TILL4
TILT4
TOIL4
VEIL8
VILE8
WAIL7
WILD8
WILL7
WILT7
WILY9

The 60 most common shown, 37 rarer words not listed. All 4-letter words

5-letter words containing IL (238)

ANVIL9
AVAIL9
BILLS7
BOILS7
BUILD9
BUILT8
CHILD10
CHILI9
CHILL9
CIVIL11
DAILY8
DEVIL10
DRILL6
EVILS9
EXILE11
FAILS8
FILCH12
FILED9
FILES8
FILLS8
FILLY10
FILMS10
FILMY12
FILTH10
GUILT7
HILLS7
HILLY9
JAILS13
JILTS13
KILLS8
MAILS7
MILES7
MILKS10
MILKY12
NAILS5
PILES7
PILLS7
PILOT7
PUPIL10
QUAIL14
QUILL14
QUILT14
RAILS5
SAILS5
SILLY7
SKILL8
SMILE7
SNAIL5
SPILL7
SPOIL7
STILL5
TAILS5
TILES5
TRAIL5
UNTIL6
VEILS9
VIGIL10
VILER9
WHILE10
WILLS8

The 60 most common shown, 178 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing IL (450)

AWHILE11
BILLOW11
BODILY11
BOILED9
BUILDS10
BUSILY11
CHILLY12
COZILY18
DETAIL7
DEVILS11
EASILY8
ENTAIL6
EXILED13
EXILES12
FAILED10
FAMILY13
FILING10
FILLED10
FILMED12
FILTER9
FILTHY13
FOSSIL9
FULFIL13
FUTILE10
GUILTY10
JAILED15
JAILER14
JILTED15
KILLED10
KILLER9
MAILED9
MILDEW12
MILDLY11
MILKED12
MOBILE10
NAILED7
PENCIL10
PUPILS11
QUAILS15
QUILLS15
QUILTS15
RETAIL6
SAILED7
SILENT6
SILVER10
SKILLS9
SMILED9
SMILES8
SPOILS8
SPOILT8
TAILOR6
TOILET6
TRAILS6
VILIFY15
WHILED12
WHILST11
WILDLY12
WILFUL13
WILLED10
WILLOW12

The 60 most common shown, 390 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing IL (884)

ABILITY11
BILLION9
BOILING10
CEILING10
COMPILE13
COUNCIL12
CRAZILY19
DETAILS8
DILEMMA12
ENTAILS7
FAILING11
FAILURE11
FILCHED15
FILLING11
FILMING13
FILTERS10
FRAGILE11
FULFILL14
FULFILS14
HAPPILY15
HEAVILY15
HOSTILE9
ILLEGAL8
ILLNESS7
JAILING16
JILTING16
JUBILEE18
KILLING11
LUCKILY15
MAILBOX17
MAILING10
MILEAGE10
MILLION9
MISSILE9
NAILING8
PREVAIL13
PROFILE12
QUAILED17
QUILTED17
RAILWAY12
READILY10
REBUILD11
REBUILT10
SAILING8
SILENCE9
SILICON9
SILLIER7
SIMILAR9
SKILLED11
SMILING10
SPOILED10
STERILE7
TAILORS7
TOILETS7
TRAILED8
TRILOGY10
UTILITY10
UTILIZE16
VILLAGE12
WILLING11

The 60 most common shown, 824 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing IL (1,164)

BILLFOLD14
BILLIONS10
BUILDING13
CHILDISH15
CHILDREN13
CIVILIAN14
CIVILISE14
CIVILITY16
CIVILIZE22
CLUMSILY15
COCKTAIL15
COMPILED15
COMPILER14
COMPILES14
COUNCILS13
CRAFTILY15
DAFFODIL16
DETAILED10
DOWNHILL14
FACILITY15
FAILURES12
FAMILIAR13
FAMILIES13
FILCHING16
FILTERED12
FULFILLS15
GODCHILD15
HEARTILY12
HUMILITY15
ILLUSION9
JAUNTILY19
JUBILANT19
JUBILEES19
JUVENILE21
KILOBYTE15
MILDEWED15
MILITARY12
MILLIONS10
MISSILES10
MOBILIZE20
OVERKILL15
PROFILES13
QUAILING18
QUILTING18
RAILROAD9
REBUILDS12
SHABBILY16
SILLIEST8
SKILLFUL15
SPOILING11
STEADILY11
TAILORED9
TRAILING9
TRANQUIL17
UTILIZED18
UTILIZES17
VILIFIED16
VILLAGES13
WILFULLY17
ZILLIONS16

The 60 most common shown, 1,104 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing IL (980)

ABILITIES11
AUXILIARY18
AVAILABLE15
BLACKMAIL18
BRILLIANT11
BUILDINGS14
CHILDHOOD17
CHILDLIKE17
CIVILISED16
CIVILISES15
CIVILIZED24
CIVILIZES23
COCKTAILS16
COMPILERS15
COMPILING16
DAFFODILS17
DETAILING11
FACSIMILE16
FERTILIZE20
FILTERING13
FOSSILIZE20
FULFILLED17
HAUGHTILY17
HILARIOUS12
ILLEGALLY12
ILLOGICAL12
INABILITY13
INFANTILE12
JUVENILES22
KILOBYTES16
LIABILITY13
MAILBOXES19
MEANWHILE16
MICROFILM18
MILDEWING16
MOBILIZED22
MOBILIZES21
PREVAILED16
PRIMARILY15
PRIVILEGE16
RECONCILE13
SIMILARLY13
STABILITY13
STABILIZE19
STERILIZE17
STOCKPILE16
SUMMARILY16
TAILORING10
UNHAPPILY18
UNWILLING14
UTILITIES10
UTILIZING19
VERSATILE13
VIABILITY17
VIGILANCE16
VILIFYING19
WILDFIRES16
WILLFULLY18
WILLINGLY15
WILLPOWER17

The 60 most common shown, 920 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing IL (809)

AFFILIATED17
AFFILIATES16
AUTOMOBILE15
BEWILDERED17
BLACKMAILS19
BUTTERMILK18
CAPABILITY18
CHILDBIRTH19
CHILDHOODS18
CIVILISING17
CIVILITIES16
CIVILIZING25
DAREDEVILS16
DISSIMILAR13
DOMICILING16
DURABILITY16
EPILEPTICS16
EXHILARATE18
FACILITATE15
FACILITIES15
FACSIMILES17
FERTILIZED22
FERTILIZER21
FERTILIZES21
FOSSILIZED22
FOSSILIZES21
FULFILLING18
GRANDCHILD17
HEMOPHILIA18
HUMILIATED16
ILLITERATE10
ILLUSTRATE11
IMMOBILIZE24
JUBILATION21
MICROFILMS19
MOBILIZING23
PHILOSOPHY20
PILGRIMAGE16
PILLOWCASE17
PREVAILING17
PRIVILEGED18
PRIVILEGES17
PROJECTILE22
REBUILDING15
RECOMPILED17
SILVERWARE17
SIMILARITY14
STABILIZED21
STABILIZES20
STERILIZED19
STERILIZES18
STOCKPILED18
STOCKPILES17
TRANQUILER19
UNFAMILIAR16
VACILLATED17
VISIBILITY18
WILDCATTED17
WINDMILLED17
WORTHWHILE20

The 60 most common shown, 749 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing IL (727)

AFFILIATING18
AFFILIATION17
ARBITRARILY15
AUTOMOBILED17
AUTOMOBILES16
AUXILIARIES18
BEWILDERING18
BLACKMAILED21
BLACKMAILER20
BRILLIANTLY15
CHILDBIRTHS20
COMPILATION17
CREDIBILITY18
DESTABILIZE22
EQUILATERAL20
EQUILIBRIUM25
EXHILARATED20
EXHILARATES19
FACILITATED17
FAMILIARITY18
FAMILIARIZE24
FEASIBILITY18
FERTILIZERS22
FERTILIZING23
FLEXIBILITY24
FOSSILIZING23
FULFILLMENT20
GODCHILDREN18
ILLUSTRATED13
ILLUSTRATES12
IMMOBILIZED26
IMMOBILIZES25
MICROFILMED21
MOMENTARILY17
NECESSARILY15
PHILOSOPHER19
PILLOWCASES18
PORTABILITY17
POSSIBILITY17
PRIVILEGING19
PROBABILITY19
PROJECTILES23
RECOMPILING18
RELIABILITY15
SCHOOLCHILD20
SILVERSMITH19
STABILIZING22
STERILIZING20
STOCKPILING19
SUITABILITY16
TEMPORARILY17
TRANQUILEST20
TRANQUILITY22
TRANQUILIZE28
UNAVAILABLE18
UTILIZATION20
VACILLATING18
VOLUNTARILY18
WILDCATTING18
WINDMILLING18

The 60 most common shown, 667 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing IL (603)

AFFILIATIONS18
ANNIHILATING15
ASSIMILATING15
AUTOMOBILING18
AVAILABILITY20
BEWILDERMENT20
BLACKMAILERS21
BLACKMAILING22
CAPABILITIES18
CATERPILLARS16
CIVILISATION18
CIVILIZATION26
COMPILATIONS18
CONCILIATING17
CONCILIATION16
DEBILITATING16
DESIRABILITY17
DISABILITIES15
EXHILARATING21
EXHILARATION20
FACILITATING18
FAMILIARISED18
FAMILIARISES17
FAMILIARIZED26
FAMILIARIZES25
GUILLOTINING15
HUMILIATIONS17
ILLEGITIMATE15
ILLUMINATING16
ILLUMINATION15
ILLUSTRATING14
ILLUSTRATION13
ILLUSTRATIVE17
IMMOBILIZING27
INFILTRATING16
INFILTRATION15
INVISIBILITY20
IRRITABILITY16
MICROFILMING22
MILLISECONDS17
MOBILIZATION24
OSCILLOSCOPE18
PHILANTHROPY22
PHILOSOPHERS20
PHILOSOPHIES20
PHILOSOPHISE20
PHILOSOPHIZE28
PLAUSIBILITY19
REHABILITATE16
SACRILEGIOUS16
SILHOUETTING16
SILVERSMITHS20
SIMILARITIES14
SURVEILLANCE19
TRANQUILIZED30
TRANQUILIZER29
TRANQUILIZES29
TRANQUILLITY23
UNPRIVILEGED21
WILDERNESSES16

The 60 most common shown, 543 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

7,144 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (4.3%) are containing IL. Most of them, 1,164, have 8 letters. 157 start with IL, 292 end with it and 6,695 have it only in the middle.

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Words starting with IL

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing IL?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 7,144 words containing IL, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing IL?

VENTRILOQUIZING, worth 37 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: VENTRILOQUIZED (36), HYPERCIVILIZED (35) and VENTRILOQUIZES (35).

What are the most common words containing IL?

CIVILIZATION, CIVILIZING, EQUILIBRIUM, CIVILIZED, EXTRAORDINARILY and FLEXIBILITY. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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