Illness

/ˈɪl.nəs/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:10 pts7 letters

Definition of Illness

noun

An instance of a disease or poor health.
"Her grandmother had passed away after a long illness."
A state of bad health or disease.
"Many working days this year have been lost through illness."

Anagrams of Illness

Words You Can Make

48 words can be made from the letters in "illness":

6-LETTER WORDS

5-LETTER WORDS

isles lenis liens lines lisle nills sells sills sines snell

4-LETTER WORDS

ells ills isle leis lens less lien lies line lins ness nill nils seis sell+4 more

3-LETTER WORDS

ell els ens ess ill ins lei les lie lin lis nil sei sel sen+2 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "illness" and rearranging:

+aainsells sensilla

Related Word Patterns

IL...Words starting with "il"...SSWords ending with "ss"All 7-letter words Unscramble "illness"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

sickness

Rhyming Words

abbess abjectness abortiveness abrasiveness abruptness abscess absoluteness abstemiousness abstractedness abstractness abstruseness absurdness abusiveness abyss accentless+5 more

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