How many words with VIL are there?

This page lists 231 words with VIL from our dictionary, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words With VIL

All 231 words in our dictionary that contain VIL — sorted by Scrabble score.

231 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

hypercivilized37 overcivilized31 supercivilized31 semicivilized30 civilianization29 ultracivilized29 civilianizing28 civilizational28 civilianized27 civilizations27 civilianizes26 civilization26 uncivilized26 civilianize25 civilizing25 civilized24 civilizers24 overprivileged24 civilizer23 civilizes23 underprivileged23 civilize22 curvilinearity22 bougainvillaeas21 devilfishes21 devilishnesses21 vilifications21 bedevilments20 bougainvillaea20 bougainvilleas20 daredeviltry20 devilishly20 vaudevillians20 vilification20 bedevilment19 bougainvillea19 daredevilry19 daredeviltries19 devilfish19 devilishness19 microvillous19 unprivileged19 vaudevillian19 vilifying19 bedevilling18 civilisations18 daredevilries18 devilwoods18 incivility18 microvillar18 microvillus18 outcavilling18 privileging18 vaudevilles18 vilipending18 villainously18 bedeviling17 bedevilled17 bidonvilles17 civilisation17 devilkins17 devilwood17 incivilities17 microvilli17 outcaviling17 outcavilled17 pavilioning17 privileged17 uncivilly17 vaudeville17 vilipended17 villainousness17 villiform17 weevilly17 bedeviled16 bidonville16 chervils16 civilising16 civility16 curvilinear16 devilkin16 devilments16 heavily16 intervillage16 outcaviled16 pavilioned16 privileges16 revilements16 scurvily16 servilenesses16 villagery16 weevily16 cavilling15 chervil15 civilised15 civilities15 civilly15 daredevils15 devilish15 devilment15 deviltry15 dullsvilles15 evildoings15 privilege15 privily15 revilement15 servilely15 servility15 vilified15 vilifiers15 vilify15 vilipends15 villadoms15 villageries15 villainesses15 villosity15 wavily15 weeviled15 anviltops14 bedevils14 caviling14 cavilled14 cavillers14 civilians14 civilises14 daredevil14 devilling14 devilry14 deviltries14 dullsville14 evildoing14 outcavils14 pavilions14 pavillons14 pulvillus14 servileness14 servilities14 vilayets14 vilifier14 vilifies14 vilipend14 villadom14 villainy14 villanelles14 villenages14 villosities14 anvilling13 anviltop13 bedevil13 caviled13 cavilers13 caviller13 civilian13 civilise13 deviling13 devilled13 devilries13 evildoers13 evilnesses13 kevils13 nervily13 outcavil13 pavilion13 pavillon13 pulvilli13 vilayet13 vilenesses13 villagers13 villainess13 villainies13 villainous13 villanella13 villanelle13 villatic13 villenage13 weevils13 anviling12 anvilled12 caviler12 deviled12 evildoer12 evilly12 incivil12 kevil12 reviling12 uncivil12 vilely12 villager12 villages12 weevil12 anviled11 cavils11 evillest11 evilness11 reviled11 revilers11 vileness11 village11 villains11 villeins11 cavil10 civil10 devils10 evilest10 eviller10 reviler10 reviles10 servile10 villain10 villein10 villose10 villous10 anvils9 devil9 ervils9 eviler9 revile9 vilest9 villae9 villas9 villus9 anvil8 ervil8 evils8 viler8 villa8 villi8 vills8 evil7 vile7 vill7

Why VIL words matter

Words containing VIL are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.

What the numbers say

Inside this list: 231 words spanning 4–15 letters. The biggest cluster sits at 8 letters (43 words), 11 entries are Wordle-sized at five letters, and 27 run to seven — bingo length if you can empty the rack. For points, the ceiling is HYPERCIVILIZED, worth 37.

Chasing points? The best five entries here are HYPERCIVILIZED (37), OVERCIVILIZED (31), SUPERCIVILIZED (31), SEMICIVILIZED (30), CIVILIANIZATION (29). The longest entry is BOUGAINVILLAEAS at 15 letters, and the average word here is worth about 15 points. If you are fishing for these words, keep V (231 appearances), L (231) and I (231) on your rack.

Three easy picks from this list

ANVILS — a 6-letter, 9-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.
When the rack looks hopeless, ERVILS (6 letters, 9 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
Playing EVILER across a double-word square turns its base 9 points into 18 — solid value for 6 tiles.

Once those stick, file away the next tier too: REVILE (9), VILEST (9), VILLAE (9), VILLAS (9), VILLUS (9).

One chunk, many words: VIL

Groups like this one reward a different kind of practice: pick five words of different lengths from the list above, write each in a sentence, and the VIL pattern moves into long-term memory. It is also a quiet Scrabble edge — racks that spell VIL plus common tiles come up constantly, and prepared players cash them in while others shuffle letters.

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