166 Words Starting With IL
The prefix IL appears in 166 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 11-letter words with 26 entries. Average word length: 9.8 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 IL: ILLEGALIZATIONS (25 pts), ILLEGALIZATION (24 pts), ILLIQUIDITY (24 pts), ILLEGALIZING (23 pts), ILLIQUIDITIES (23 pts). The shortest is ILK (3 letters) and the longest is ILLEGALIZATIONS (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in FAR.
Notable words: ILEA — a part of the small intestine [n].; ILEAC — having to do with the ileum, the lowest part of the small intestine.; ILEXES — a tree or shrub of the holly family; the holm oak [n].; ILEITIS — inflammation of the ileum [n]. Browse words starting with LIT for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with IL?
ILLEGALIZATIONS scores 25 points. Runner-up: ILLEGALIZATION at 24 points. See words ending in EF for more high-value options.
How many words start with IL?
Our dictionary has 166 words that start with IL. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 11-letter words being the most common (26).
What is the shortest word that starts with IL?
ILK at just 3 letters. It means: a type or kind [n].
Three-Letter Words (2)
ILKILL
Four-Letter Words (7)
ILEAILEXILIAILKAILKSILLSILLY
Five-Letter Words (9)
ILEACILEALILEUMILEUSILIACILIADILIALILIUMILLER
Six-Letter Words (6)
ILEXESILIADSILLESTILLITEILLUDEILLUME
Seven-Letter Words (13)
ILEITISILEUSESILLEGALILLICITILLITESILLITICILLNESSILLOGICILLUDEDILLUDESILLUMEDILLUMESILLUVIA
Eight-Letter Words (15)
ILLATIONILLATIVEILLEGALSILLINIUMILLIQUIDILLOGICSILLUDINGILLUMINEILLUMINGILLUSIONILLUSIVEILLUSORYILLUVIALILLUVIUMILMENITE
Nine-Letter Words (18)
ILEITIDESILEOSTOMYILLATIONSILLATIVESILLEGALLYILLEGIBLEILLEGIBLYILLIBERALILLICITLYILLINIUMSILLNESSESILLOGICALILLUMINEDILLUMINESILLUSIONSILLUVIATEILLUVIUMSILMENITES
Ten-Letter Words (19)
ILLATIVELYILLAUDABLEILLAUDABLYILLEGALITYILLEGALIZEILLITERACYILLITERATEILLUMINANTILLUMINATEILLUMINATIILLUMININGILLUMINISMILLUMINISTILLUSIONALILLUSIVELYILLUSORILYILLUSTRATEILLUVIATEDILLUVIATES
Eleven-Letter Words (26)
ILEOSTOMIESILLEGALIZEDILLEGALIZESILLIBERALLYILLIMITABLEILLIMITABLYILLIQUIDITYILLITERATESILLOGICALLYILLUMINABLEILLUMINANCEILLUMINANTSILLUMINATEDILLUMINATESILLUMINATORILLUMINISMSILLUMINISTSILLUSIONARYILLUSIONISMILLUSIONISTILLUSTRATEDILLUSTRATESILLUSTRATORILLUSTRIOUSILLUVIATINGILLUVIATION
Twelve-Letter Words (24)
ILLEGALITIESILLEGALIZINGILLEGIBILITYILLEGITIMACYILLEGITIMATEILLIBERALISMILLIBERALITYILLITERACIESILLITERATELYILLOGICALITYILLUMINANCESILLUMINATINGILLUMINATIONILLUMINATIVEILLUMINATORSILLUSIONISMSILLUSIONISTSILLUSIVENESSILLUSORINESSILLUSTRATINGILLUSTRATIONILLUSTRATIVEILLUSTRATORSILLUVIATIONS
Thirteen-Letter Words (9)
ILLIBERALISMSILLIBERALNESSILLIQUIDITIESILLOCUTIONARYILLOGICALNESSILLUMINATIONSILLUSIONISTICILLUSTRATIONSILLUSTRIOUSLY
Fourteen-Letter Words (13)
ILLEGALIZATIONILLEGIBILITIESILLEGITIMACIESILLEGITIMATELYILLIBERALITIESILLIMITABILITYILLITERATENESSILLOGICALITIESILLUMINATINGLYILLUSIVENESSESILLUSORINESSESILLUSTRATIONALILLUSTRATIVELY
Fifteen-Letter Words (5)
ILLEGALIZATIONSILLIBERALNESSESILLIMITABLENESSILLOGICALNESSESILLUSTRIOUSNESS