With ILLI
10 words · highest scoring is chilling at 14 points
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About 8 Letter Words With ILLI
There are 10 eight letter words containing ILLI in our dictionary. The highest scoring is chilling at 14 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 10 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — BILLINGS, DRILLING, MILLIONS among them.
The list leads with everyday words so the ones you recognise come first; sort by Scrabble points to put the best play on top, or switch to A-Z to scan alphabetically. Select any word to read its definition and see which dictionaries accept it.
For a wider net, try Words With ILLI, which drops the length limit entirely.
8 Letter Words With ILLI at a Glance
Highest Scoring 8 Letter Words With ILLI
- chilling14
- killings13
- shilling12
- billings11
- spilling11
- billions10
- drilling10
- grilling10
Common 8 Letter Words With ILLI
- billings11
- billions10
- chilling14
- drilling10
- killings13
- millions10
- shilling12
- spilling11
8 Letter Words With ILLI Defined
- billingsNoun · 11 points
- the fact of being advertised or described in a particular way
- billionsNumeral · 10 points
- the number equivalent to the product of a thousand and a million; 1,000,000,000 or 10⁹
- drillingNoun · 10 points
- the action of making a hole in something by boring with a drill
- killingsNoun · 13 points
- an act of causing death, especially deliberately
- millionsNumeral · 10 points
- the number equivalent to the product of a thousand and a thousand; 1,000,000 or 10⁶
- spillingVerb · 11 points
- cause or allow (liquid) to flow over the edge of its container, especially unintentionally
8 Letter Words With ILLI: Questions
How many eight letter words containing ILLI are there?
There are 10 eight letter words containing ILLI in our dictionary, and 10 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among eight letter words containing ILLI?
CHILLING is the highest scoring option at 14 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common eight letter words containing ILLI?
BILLINGS, DRILLING, MILLIONS are among the most familiar eight letter words containing ILLI. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these eight letter words containing ILLI valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Use the dictionary selector to narrow the list to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends and see only the words that game accepts.