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Words containing ILL

Words that have the letters ILL 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 1,692 playable words containing ILL in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is BOUGAINVILLAEAS. The highest-scoring is TRANQUILLIZING, worth 32 points.

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Popular words containing ILL

FULFILLING18
FULFILLED17
BRILLIANTLY15
FULFILLS15
WILLINGLY15
BILLFOLD14
DOWNHILL14
FULFILL14
ILLUSTRATING14
ILLUSTRATIONS14
UNWILLING14
ILLUSTRATED13
ILLUSTRATION13
VILLAGES13
ILLEGALLY12
ILLOGICAL12
ILLUSTRATES12
VILLAGE12

Highest-scoring words containing ILL

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

TRANQUILLIZING32
TRANQUILLIZED31
TRANQUILLIZERS31
TRANQUILLIZER30
TRANQUILLIZES30
TRANQUILLIZE29
VEXILLOLOGICAL27
QUILLAJAS26
QUILLBACKS26
MAXILLOFACIAL26
OVERFULFILLING26
QUADRILLIONTHS26

3-letter words containing ILL (1)

ILL3

4-letter words containing ILL (19)

BILL6
DILL5
FILL7
GILL5
HILL6
ILLS4
ILLY6
JILL12
KILL7
MILL6
NILL4
PILL6
RILL4
SILL4
TILL4
VILL8
WILL7
YILL6
ZILL12

5-letter words containing ILL (49)

BILLS7
BILLY9
BRILL7
CHILL9
DILLS6
DILLY8
DRILL6
FILLE8
FILLO8
FILLS8
FILLY10
FRILL8
GILLS6
GILLY8
GRILL6
HILLO7
HILLS7
HILLY9
ILLER5
JILLS13
KILLS8
KRILL8
MAILL7
MILLE7
MILLS7
NILLS5
PILLS7
PRILL7
QUILL14
RILLE5
RILLS5
SHILL7
SILLS5
SILLY7
SKILL8
SPILL7
STILL5
SWILL8
THILL7
TILLS5
TRILL5
TWILL8
VILLA9
VILLI9
VILLS9
WILLS8
WILLY10
YILLS7
ZILLS13

6-letter words containing ILL (82)

AXILLA12
BILLED9
BILLER8
BILLET8
BILLIE8
BILLON8
BILLOW11
BRILLS8
CHILLI10
CHILLS10
CHILLY12
DILLED8
DRILLS7
EVILLY12
FAILLE9
FILLED10
FILLER9
FILLES9
FILLET9
FILLIP11
FILLOS9
FRILLS9
FRILLY11
GRILLE7
GRILLS7
HILLED9
ILLUME9
KILLED10
KILLER9
KILLIE9
KRILLS9
MILLED9
MILLER8
MILLET8
PILLAR8
PILLED9
PILLOW11
QUILLS15
REFILL9
SHILLS8
SHRILL8
SKILLS9
SPILLS8
SQUILL15
STILLS6
SWILLS9
THRILL8
TILLED7
TILLER6
TRILLS6
TWILLS9
UPHILL11
VILLAE10
VILLAS10
VILLUS11
WILLED10
WILLER9
WILLET9
WILLOW12
ZILLAH16

The 60 most common shown, 22 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing ILL (172)

ANTHILL9
BILLING10
BILLION9
BILLOWS12
BILLOWY14
CHILLED12
CHILLER11
CIVILLY15
DISTILL8
DRILLED9
EVILLER11
FILLETS10
FILLIES10
FILLING11
FILLIPS12
FULFILL14
GORILLA8
GRILLED9
GRILLES8
HILLIER9
HILLOCK14
ILLEGAL8
ILLICIT9
ILLNESS7
INSTILL7
KILLERS10
KILLING11
KILLJOY20
MAXILLA15
MILLERS9
MILLING10
MILLION9
PILLAGE10
PILLARS9
PILLBOX17
PILLING10
PILLOWS12
REFILLS10
SAWMILL12
SHRILLS9
SILLIER7
SILLIES7
SKILLED11
SKILLET10
SPILLED10
STILLED8
STILLER7
SWILLED11
THRILLS9
TILLING8
TRILLED8
UPHILLS12
VANILLA11
VILLAGE12
VILLAIN11
WILLFUL14
WILLING11
WILLOWS13
WILLOWY15
ZILLION15

The 60 most common shown, 112 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing ILL (298)

ANTHILLS10
BILLFOLD14
BILLIONS10
BILLOWED14
CHILLEST12
CHILLIER12
CHILLIES12
CHILLING13
DEVILLED14
DISTILLS9
DOWNHILL14
DRILLING10
DUCKBILL17
EVILLEST12
FILLETED12
FLOTILLA11
FOOTHILL13
FRILLIER11
FULFILLS15
GOODWILL13
GORILLAS9
GRILLING10
HILLIEST10
HILLSIDE11
ILLEGALS9
ILLUSION9
ILLUSORY11
INSTILLS8
KILLINGS12
KILLJOYS21
MILLINER10
MILLIONS10
OVERKILL15
PERILLED11
PILLAGED12
PILLAGES11
PILLOWED14
REFILLED12
SHRILLED11
SHRILLER10
SILLIEST8
SKILLETS11
SKILLFUL15
SPILLING11
STILLEST8
STILLING9
SWILLING12
THRILLED11
THRILLER10
TORTILLA8
TRILLING9
TRILLION8
UNFILLED13
VANILLAS12
VILLAGER13
VILLAGES13
VILLAINS12
VILLAINY14
WINDMILL14
ZILLIONS16

The 60 most common shown, 238 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing ILL (297)

ARMADILLO12
ARTILLERY11
BILLBOARD14
BILLFOLDS15
BILLIARDS12
BILLOWING15
BRILLIANT11
CAPILLARY15
CHILLIEST13
DEVILLING15
DISTILLED11
DISTILLER10
DOWNHILLS15
FILLETING13
FLOTILLAS12
FOOTHILLS14
FRILLIEST12
FULFILLED17
GUERRILLA11
HILLBILLY15
HILLSIDES12
ILLEGALLY12
ILLEGIBLE12
ILLEGIBLY14
ILLNESSES9
ILLOGICAL12
ILLUSIONS10
INSTILLED10
MAXILLARY19
MILLIGRAM14
MILLINERS11
MILLINERY13
MILLIONTH13
OSCILLATE11
PENCILLED14
PERILLING12
PILLAGING13
PILLBOXES19
PILLOWING15
REFILLING13
SHRILLEST11
SHRILLING12
SILLINESS9
STILLBORN11
STILLNESS9
TAILLIGHT12
THRILLERS11
THRILLING12
TITILLATE9
TORTILLAS9
TREADMILL12
TRILLIONS9
UNSKILLED14
UNWILLING14
VACILLATE15
VILLAGERS14
WILLFULLY18
WILLINGLY15
WILLPOWER17
WINDMILLS15

The 60 most common shown, 237 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing ILL (241)

ARMADILLOS13
BEDEVILLED18
BILLBOARDS15
BILLIONTHS14
BRILLIANCE14
BRILLIANCY16
BRILLIANTS12
CHILLINESS14
CHINCHILLA18
COUNCILLOR15
DILLYDALLY16
DISTILLERS11
DISTILLERY13
DISTILLING12
FULFILLING18
FUSILLADES15
GUERRILLAS12
GUILLOTINE12
ILLITERACY14
ILLITERATE10
ILLUMINATE13
ILLUMINING14
ILLUSTRATE11
IMPERILLED15
INSTILLING11
MILLENNIUM15
MILLIGRAMS15
MILLIMETER14
MILLIONTHS14
MILLIPEDES15
OSCILLATED13
OSCILLATES12
PAINKILLER15
PECCADILLO17
PENCILLING15
PENICILLIN14
PICCALILLI16
PILLORYING15
PILLOWCASE17
QUADRILLES20
QUESADILLA20
REFILLABLE15
SHILLELAGH15
SKILLFULLY19
SPOONBILLS14
STANDSTILL11
STENCILLED13
TAILLIGHTS13
TITILLATED11
TITILLATES10
TRANQUILLY21
TREADMILLS13
UNSKILLFUL18
VACILLATED17
VACILLATES16
VAUDEVILLE20
VILLAINIES14
VILLAINOUS15
WINDMILLED17
WINDOWSILL17

The 60 most common shown, 181 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing ILL (206)

AMOXYCILLIN23
ANCILLARIES13
BEDEVILLING19
BILLIONAIRE13
BRILLIANTLY15
CAPILLARIES15
CATERPILLAR15
CHINCHILLAS19
COUNCILLORS16
DISILLUSION13
DISTILLATES12
ESPADRILLES14
FULFILLMENT20
GUILLOTINED14
GUILLOTINES13
HILLBILLIES15
ILLIQUIDITY23
ILLITERATES11
ILLOGICALLY16
ILLUMINATED15
ILLUMINATES14
ILLUSTRATED13
ILLUSTRATES12
ILLUSTRATOR12
ILLUSTRIOUS13
IMPERILLING16
MAQUILLAGES23
MILLENNIUMS16
MILLILITERS13
MILLIMETERS15
MILLIONAIRE13
MILLISECOND16
OSCILLATING14
OSCILLATION13
OSCILLATORS13
PAINKILLERS16
PENCILLINGS16
PILLOWCASES18
POINTILLISM15
POINTILLIST13
QUESADILLAS21
SCINTILLATE13
SEMISKILLED17
SHILLELAGHS16
STANDSTILLS12
STENCILLING14
STILLBIRTHS15
TITILLATING12
TITILLATION11
TONSILLITIS11
TRILLIONTHS13
UNFULFILLED20
UNWILLINGLY18
VACILLATING18
VACILLATION17
VEXILLOLOGY24
WILLFULNESS18
WILLINGNESS15
WINDMILLING18
WINDOWSILLS18

The 60 most common shown, 146 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing ILL (139)

AMOXICILLINS22
AMOXYCILLINS24
BILLIONAIRES14
CATERPILLARS16
CLOXACILLINS22
DILLYDALLIED17
DILLYDALLIES16
DISILLUSIONS14
DISTILLATION13
DISTILLERIES13
FULFILLMENTS21
GILLYFLOWERS21
GUILLOTINING15
ILLEGALITIES13
ILLEGALIZING22
ILLEGIBILITY17
ILLEGITIMACY19
ILLEGITIMATE15
ILLUMINATING16
ILLUMINATION15
ILLUMINATIVE19
ILLUSTRATING14
ILLUSTRATION13
ILLUSTRATIVE17
ILLUSTRATORS13
MICROVILLOUS21
MILLIONAIRES14
MILLISECONDS17
MULTISKILLED19
MYOFIBRILLAR21
OSCILLATIONS14
OSCILLOGRAPH19
OSCILLOSCOPE18
OUTCAVILLING20
OVERCHILLING21
OVERFULFILLS23
PECCADILLOES19
PHILLUMENIST19
POINTILLISTS14
PREMAXILLARY24
QUADRILLIONS22
QUINTILLIONS21
ROCKABILLIES19
SARSAPARILLA14
SCINTILLATED15
SCINTILLATES14
SEXDECILLION21
SKILLFULNESS19
SUBMAXILLARY25
SURVEILLANCE19
TRANQUILLEST21
TRANQUILLITY23
TRANQUILLIZE29
UNSKILLFULLY22
VACILLATIONS18
VAUDEVILLIAN22
VEXILLOLOGIC25
VILLAINOUSLY19
WHIPPOORWILL24
ZILLIONAIRES20

The 60 most common shown, 79 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,692 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (1.0%) are containing ILL. Most of them, 298, have 8 letters. 136 start with ILL, 112 end with it and 1,445 have it only in the middle.

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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 ILL?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,692 words containing ILL, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing ILL?

TRANQUILLIZING, worth 32 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: TRANQUILLIZED (31), TRANQUILLIZERS (31) and TRANQUILLIZER (30).

What are the most common words containing ILL?

FULFILLING, FULFILLED, BRILLIANTLY, FULFILLS, WILLINGLY and BILLFOLD. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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