Scrabble Word Finder

ILLNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points

Yes. ILLNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.

i1l1l1n1e1s1s1
PlayableILLNESS · 7 letters · 7 pts Scrabble · 10 pts WWF
7points in Scrabble
10points in Words with Friends
7letters
0hooks available
1 in 686,195odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept ILLNESS?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 44 / 100

44WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1
Hooks 25%
0
Bingo potential 20%
full rack
Tile availability 20%
6.14%

Our own measure of how useful ILLNESS is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ILLNESS

No single letter turns ILLNESS into another word.

How ILLNESS scores

Scrabble i1l1l1n1e1s1s1 7
Words with Friends i1l2l2n2e1s1s1 10

Face value of the 7 tiles in ILLNESS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
i19
l24
n16
e112
s24

Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 686,195.

Words starting with ILLNESS

illnesses9

1 longer words begin with ILLNESS.

Shorter words from the letters in ILLNESS

elsins6 lisles6 silens6 snells6 elsin5 isles5 lenis5 liens5 lines5 lisle5 nelis5 nills5 nisse5 seils5 sells5 sensi5 siens5 silen5 siles5 sills5 sines5 snell5 snies5 ells4 ills4 isle4 leis4 lens4 less4 lien4 lies4 line4 lins4 ness4 nies4 nill4 nils4 seil4 seis4 sell4

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Common questions about ILLNESS

Is ILLNESS valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts ILLNESS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is ILLNESS worth?
ILLNESS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to ILLNESS?
No single letter can be added to ILLNESS to make another word.

Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ILLNESS:

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