143 Words Starting With ILL
The prefix ILL appears in 143 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 11-letter words with 25 entries. Average word length: 10.4 letters.
I-words lean heavily academic and Latinate: illustrate, implement, investigate. The prefixes in-, im-, and inter- together account for thousands of entries.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with ILL: ILLEGALIZATIONS (25 pts), ILLEGALIZATION (24 pts), ILLIQUIDITY (24 pts), ILLEGALIZING (23 pts), ILLIQUIDITIES (23 pts). The shortest is ILL (3 letters) and the longest is ILLEGALIZATIONS (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in QUARTER.
Notable words: ILLS — harm, misfortune [n].; ILLER — unwell [adj].; ILLEST — unwell [adj].; ILLEGAL — not legal [adj, n]. Browse words starting with BAH for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with ILL?
ILLEGALIZATIONS scores 25 points. Runner-up: ILLEGALIZATION at 24 points. See words ending in WARD for more high-value options.
How many words start with ILL?
Our dictionary has 143 words that start with ILL. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 11-letter words being the most common (25).
What is the shortest word that starts with ILL?
ILL at just 3 letters. It means: unwell [adj, n].