Ill
/ɪl/
Scrabble:3 ptsWWF:5 pts3 letters
Definition of Ill
noun
- (often pluralized) Trouble; distress; misfortune; adversity.
"Music won't solve all the world's ills, but it can make them easier to bear."
- Harm or injury.
"I wouldn't want you to do me ill."
- Evil; moral wrongfulness.
- A physical ailment; an illness.
"I am incapacitated by rheumatism and other ills."
- PCP, phencyclidine.
adjective
- Evil; wicked (of people).
- Morally reprehensible (of behaviour etc.); blameworthy.
- Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel.
"He suffered from ill treatment."
- Unpropitious, unkind, faulty, not up to reasonable standard.
"ill manners; ill will"
- Unwell in terms of health or physical condition; sick.
"I've been ill with the flu for the past few days."
adverb
- Not well; imperfectly, badly; hardly.
Anagrams of Ill
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Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Ill"
Ill is a 3-letter word that scores 3 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Ill" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "ill" is a low-scoring word.