/ɪlk/
adjectivenoun

Is ILK a Scrabble word?

Yes. ILK is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning Very; same.

Adjective 1 meaning

  1. Very; same.

Noun 1 meaning

  1. A type, race, or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: ilk via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ilke, from Old English ilca, conjectured as from Proto-Germanic *ilīkaz, a compound of *iz and *-līkaz from the noun *līką (“body”). The sense of “type”, “kind” is from the application of the phrase of that ilk to families: the word thus came to mean family.

Similar and opposite words

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ILK at a glance

ILK has 3 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (I 1 + L 1 + K 5) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #31,473 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -ILK

More endings

Same last three letters as ILK. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • MILK10
  • SILK8
  • BUTTERMILK18
  • BILK10
  • SOYMILK16
  • FILK11
  • HINDMILK18
  • FOREMILK17
  • CORNSILK14
  • CHURNMILK20
  • OVERMILK17
  • THILK12

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