Words beginning with 'il'


With so many combinations to choose from (358 entries), the sky's your limit.

2 letter words

  • il

3 letter words

  • ila
  • ile
  • ilk
  • ill

4 letter words

  • ilea
  • ilex
  • ilia
  • ilya
  • ilka
  • ilks
  • illy
  • ills
  • ilot
  • ilth

5 letter words

  • ilama
  • ileac
  • ileal
  • ileon
  • ileum
  • ileus
  • iliac
  • iliad
  • ilial
  • ilian
  • iliau
  • ilima
  • ilion
  • ilium
  • iller
  • illth
  • illus
  • iloko

6 letter words

  • ilexes
  • iliads
  • iliahi
  • ilicic
  • ilicin
  • ilysia
  • ilkane
  • illano
  • illeck
  • illect
  • illess
  • illest
  • illing
  • illipe
  • illish
  • illite
  • illium
  • illude
  • illume
  • illupi
  • illure
  • illust

7 letter words

  • ileitis
  • ilesite
  • ileuses
  • iliacus
  • iliadic
  • ilissus
  • illamon
  • illanun
  • illapse
  • illbred
  • illegal
  • illeism
  • illeist
  • illfare
  • illicit
  • illyric
  • illites
  • illitic
  • illness
  • illocal
  • illogic
  • illoyal
  • illuded
  • illuder
  • illumed
  • illumer
  • illumes
  • illusor
  • illuvia
  • ilocano
  • ilokano
  • ilongot
  • ilpirra
  • ilvaite

8 letter words

  • ileotomy
  • iliadist
  • iliadize
  • ilysioid
  • illabile
  • illaenus
  • illapsed
  • illation
  • illative
  • illguide
  • illhumor
  • illicium
  • illinium
  • illinois
  • illipene
  • illiquid
  • illyrian
  • illision
  • illogics
  • illuding
  • illumine
  • illuming
  • illusion
  • illusive
  • illusory
  • illustre
  • illutate
  • illuvial
  • illuvium
  • ilmenite

9 letter words

  • ileectomy
  • ileitides
  • ileocecal
  • ileocolic
  • ileostomy
  • ilicaceae
  • iliopsoas
  • iliopubic
  • ilysiidae
  • illapsing
  • illapsive
  • illations
  • illatives
  • illegally
  • illegible
  • illegibly
  • illguided
  • illiberal
  • illicitly
  • illighten
  • illimited
  • illiniums
  • illinoian
  • illiteral
  • illnature
  • illnesses
  • illocally
  • illogical
  • illoyalty
  • illudedly
  • illumined
  • illuminee
  • illuminer
  • illumines
  • illusible
  • illusions
  • illuviate
  • illuviums
  • illuvivia
  • ilmenites

10 letter words

  • ileocaecal
  • ileocaecum
  • ilicaceous
  • iliocaudal
  • iliocostal
  • iliodorsal
  • iliolumbar
  • iliopelvic
  • iliosacral
  • iliospinal
  • iliotibial
  • ilysanthes
  • ilixanthin
  • illaborate
  • illapsable
  • illaqueate
  • illatively
  • illaudable
  • illaudably
  • illegalise
  • illegality
  • illegalize
  • illeviable
  • illguiding
  • illhumored
  • illigation
  • illimitate
  • illinition
  • illinoisan
  • illiquidly
  • illiteracy
  • illiterate
  • illiterati
  • illocality
  • illocution
  • illogician
  • illogicity
  • illoricata
  • illoricate
  • illucidate
  • illuminant
  • illuminate
  • illuminati
  • illuminato
  • illumining

11 letter words

  • ileocolitis
  • ileostomies
  • iliofemoral
  • ilioischiac
  • iliopsoatic
  • iliosciatic
  • ilioscrotal
  • illaqueable
  • illaudation
  • illaudatory
  • illecebrous
  • illegalised
  • illegalized
  • illegalness
  • illiberally
  • illicitness
  • illimitable
  • illimitably
  • illimitedly
  • illinoisian
  • illiquation
  • illiquidity
  • illiterates
  • illogically
  • illoricated
  • illtempered
  • illuminable
  • illuminance
  • illuminated
  • illuminates
  • illuminator
  • illuminatus
  • illusionary
  • illusionism
  • illusionist
  • illustrable
  • illustrated
  • illustrates
  • illustrator
  • illustrious
  • illuviating
  • illuviation

12 letter words

  • ileocolotomy
  • iliocaudalis
  • iliocostales
  • iliocostalis
  • ilioinguinal
  • ilioperoneal
  • illaqueation
  • illegalising
  • illegalities
  • illegalizing
  • illegibility
  • illegitimacy
  • illegitimate
  • illiberalise
  • illiberalism
  • illiberality
  • illiberalize
  • illimitation
  • illiteracies
  • illiterately
  • illiterature
  • illogicality
  • illtreatment
  • illucidation
  • illucidative
  • illuminating
  • illumination
  • illuminatism
  • illuminatist
  • illuminative
  • illuminatory
  • illuminators
  • illuministic
  • illusionable
  • illusionists
  • illusiveness
  • illusoriness
  • illustrating
  • illustration
  • illustrative
  • illustratory
  • illustrators
  • illustricity
  • ilmenorutile

13 letter words

  • ileocolostomy
  • iliococcygeal
  • iliococcygeus
  • iliococcygian
  • ilioischiatic
  • iliopectineal
  • illachrymable
  • illecebraceae
  • illecebration
  • illegibleness
  • illegitimated
  • illiberalized
  • illiberalness
  • illimitedness
  • illogicalness
  • illuminations
  • illuminometer
  • illusionistic
  • illustratable
  • illustrations
  • illustratress
  • illustriously
  • illustrissimo

14 letter words

  • illegalisation
  • illegalization
  • illegitimacies
  • illegitimately
  • illegitimating
  • illegitimation
  • illegitimatise
  • illegitimatize
  • illiberalizing
  • illimitability
  • illiterateness
  • illogicalities
  • illuminability
  • illuminatingly
  • illuminational
  • illustrational
  • illustratively

15 letter words

  • iliohypogastric
  • illdisposedness
  • illegitimatised
  • illegitimatized
  • illimitableness
  • illmanneredness
  • illustriousness

16 letter words

  • iliotrochanteric
  • illegitimateness
  • illegitimatising
  • illegitimatizing

17 letter words

  • ileosigmoidostomy
  • illachrymableness

What's the maximum number of words you are able to create from this combination of letters?
You could create 358 words from the letter combination you specified.

What is the highest score you can get in Scrabble using this list of words that start with 'il'?
Considering the diverse range of words from which to select, we would advise selecting 'iliadize' which scores 18 points.

Which word that starts with 'il' is the most interesting?
Our favorite unusual word from this list is 'ileus'. It is defined as "A morbid condition due to intestinal obstruction. It is characterized by complete constipation, with griping pains in the abdomen, which is greatly distended, and in the later stages by vomiting of fecal matter. Called also ileac, or iliac, passion.".

Which word on this page is made up of the highest number of characters?
The biggest word on this list is 'ileosigmoidostomy'. It consists of 17 characters.

Is there a word on this page that sticks out as the most popular?
Ranking as the 276th most common word, you will want to ensure that you've got 'il' in your arsenal.