What does ILL mean?

Pronunciation
/ɪl/
Letters
3
Scrabble score
3
Words With Friends score
5
How common
Common

Meaning

adjective

  1. affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function“ill from the monotony of his suffering”
  2. resulting in suffering or adversity“ill effects”
  3. distressing“ill manners”
  4. indicating hostility or enmity“you certainly did me an ill turn”
  5. presaging ill fortune“ill omens”

adverb

  1. (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well“he was ill prepared”
  2. unfavorably or with disapproval“tried not to speak ill of the dead”
  3. with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly“we can ill afford to buy a new car just now”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

ills4iller5illest6

Anagrams of ILL

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside ILL

1 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

li2

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Word lists

Questions

Is ILL a valid word in word games?

ILL is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is ILL worth?

ILL is worth 3 points with Scrabble letter values and 5 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from ILL?

1 other words, including LI.