Scrabble & Words with friends points
- ill is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 3
- ill is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 3
- ill is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 5
Definition of ill
- affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function (adjective)
Examples
- ill from the monotony of his suffering
Synonyms
- sick
- an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining (noun)
Synonyms
- ailment
- complaint
- presaging ill fortune (adjective)
Examples
- ill omens
- ill predictions
Synonyms
- inauspicious
- ominous
- (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well (adverb)
Examples
- he was ill prepared
- it ill befits a man to betray old friends
- ill-fitting clothes
- an ill-conceived plan
Synonyms
- badly
- poorly
- unfavorably or with disapproval (adverb)
Examples
- tried not to speak ill of the dead
Synonyms
- badly
- distressing (adjective)
Examples
- ill manners
- of ill repute
- indicating hostility or enmity (adjective)
Examples
- you certainly did me an ill turn
- ill feelings
- ill will
- resulting in suffering or adversity (adjective)
Examples
- ill effects
- it's an ill wind that blows no good
See definition of ill in Merriam Webster