5 Letter Words Containing ILS

There are 34+ five letter words with ILS in our English dictionary. Every five-letter ILS word below is valid in the Scrabble (TWL and SOWPODS), Wordle, and Words With Friends dictionaries, sortable and ready for your next puzzle. You can also browse all words with ILS.

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Popular 5-Letter Words With ILS

fails 8
soils 5
tails 5
sails 5
rails 5
coils 7
anils 5
arils 5
ceils 7
hails 8
jails 12
muils 7

All 5-Letter Words With ILS (29 words)

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How Common is ILS as a Middle 5 Letter word?

There are 34 5-letter words containing ILS in English. The average Scrabble score here is 6.9, with -S endings dominating (100% of them).

Total Words
34
Avg Scrabble Score
6.9
Most Common Ending (100%)
S
Top Vowel Pairs
AI
OI

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Highest-Scoring 5-Letter ILS-Words in Scrabble

jails 12
axils 12
kails 9
wails 8
vails 8
vrils 8

What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains ILS?

12 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains ILS is jails with a total of 12 points.

J 8
A 1
I 1
L 1
S 1
noun 1. a place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime
Synonyms:
prisonpenal institutionplace of detentionlock-upplace of confinementguardhousecorrectional facilitydetention centre
verb 1. put (someone) in jail
Synonyms:
imprisonput in prisonsend to prisonincarceratelock uptake into custodyput under lock and keyput awayinternconfinedetainhold prisonerhold captiveholdput into detentionconstrainimmureput in chainsput in ironsclap in irons

FAQ 5 Letter Words With ILS

  • How many 5 letter words containing ILS are in the English dictionary?

    There are 34 5-letter words in the English dictionary that contain ILS. The average Scrabble score across them is 6.9.

  • Are there any rare 5 letter words containing ILS worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon 5-letter words like "jails", "axils", "wails", "tails" contain ILS and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "jails" is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common 5 letter words containing ILS?

    Everyday 5-letter words containing ILS include "fails", "soils", "tails", "sails", "rails".