ILLEGIBLE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ILLEGIBLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ILLEGIBLE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ILLEGIBLE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ILLEGIBLE
No single letter turns ILLEGIBLE into another word.
How ILLEGIBLE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ILLEGIBLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ILLEGIBLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ILLEGIBLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Too unclear or badly written to be read.
Illegible handwriting is the classic complaint about doctors' notes and hurried scribbles. Faded ink and damaged paper can make a page illegible too.
How ILLEGIBLE is used
Illegible is said of handwriting, old documents, signatures and blurred print.
- The signature on the cheque was illegible.
- Time had left the inscription almost illegible.
- His notes were so messy they were illegible even to him.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ILLEGIBLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ILLEGIBLE
2 longer words begin with ILLEGIBLE.
Shorter words from the letters in ILLEGIBLE
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Common questions about ILLEGIBLE
- Is ILLEGIBLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ILLEGIBLE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ILLEGIBLE worth?
- ILLEGIBLE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ILLEGIBLE mean?
- Too unclear or badly written to be read.
- What letters can be added to ILLEGIBLE?
- No single letter can be added to ILLEGIBLE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ILLEGIBLE:
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