Words that contain 'il' and end in 'us'


There are an overwhelming 433 words to choose from for words containing 'il' and ending with 'us', so take your time.

5 letter words

  • hilus
  • ileus
  • illus
  • pilus

6 letter words

  • asilus
  • filius
  • milvus
  • nilous
  • pilaus
  • pileus
  • pilous
  • poilus
  • spilus
  • tilmus
  • villus
  • zoilus

7 letter words

  • acilius
  • agrilus
  • ailurus
  • arillus
  • bilious
  • filosus
  • iliacus
  • ilissus
  • jubilus
  • milieus
  • mytilus
  • nilgaus
  • ovillus
  • pileous
  • pilleus
  • sibilus
  • silenus
  • silurus
  • silvius
  • troilus
  • villous

8 letter words

  • achilous
  • bacillus
  • basileus
  • camillus
  • capillus
  • depilous
  • futilous
  • illaenus
  • lapillus
  • mamilius
  • mespilus
  • milesius
  • myrtilus
  • mutilous
  • nautilus
  • nilghaus
  • nubilous
  • orbilius
  • paxillus
  • perilous
  • pileolus
  • pilulous
  • pilumnus
  • pompilus
  • rutilous
  • sibilous
  • silvanus
  • villicus

9 letter words

  • acheilous
  • ailanthus
  • ailuropus
  • anilingus
  • argillous
  • boophilus
  • cavillous
  • chiloncus
  • cilicious
  • conilurus
  • favillous
  • filaceous
  • filarious
  • fungillus
  • geophilus
  • gerbillus
  • hilarious
  • lampsilus
  • lilaceous
  • melilotus
  • milvinous
  • papillous
  • philippus
  • pilobolus
  • pulvillus
  • scamillus
  • semilatus
  • siliceous
  • silicious
  • siliquous
  • syphilous
  • systilius
  • strobilus
  • trochilus
  • umbilicus
  • unbilious
  • uropsilus
  • villanous
  • williwaus

10 letter words

  • ambilevous
  • anilinctus
  • antilochus
  • antilogous
  • basiliscus
  • battailous
  • biliferous
  • biophilous
  • capillatus
  • ciliferous
  • crocodilus
  • dinophilus
  • fibrillous
  • filestatus
  • filiferous
  • filigerous
  • geophilous
  • hemophilus
  • hiliferous
  • ilicaceous
  • illuminous
  • illustrous
  • innubilous
  • liliaceous
  • miliaceous
  • morbillous
  • nonbilious
  • odocoileus
  • oxyphilous
  • pamphilius
  • philanthus
  • piliferous
  • piligerous
  • pilocarpus
  • pilocereus
  • podilegous
  • reptilious
  • scurrilous
  • silentious
  • siliculous
  • symphilous
  • sitophilus
  • smilaceous
  • sortilegus
  • strigilous

11 letter words

  • acidophilus
  • aerophilous
  • ambilaevous
  • ammophilous
  • antibilious
  • aspergillus
  • atrabilious
  • basophilous
  • bisiliquous
  • campephilus
  • capilaceous
  • cerophilous
  • chilopodous
  • ciliiferous
  • cunnilingus
  • filamentous
  • gillygaupus
  • halophilous
  • illecebrous
  • illuminatus
  • illustrious
  • inquilinous
  • leptoptilus
  • mesophilous
  • microvillus
  • milleporous
  • mytilaceous
  • nemophilous
  • noctilucous
  • nonperilous
  • opiliaceous
  • philetaerus
  • philogynous
  • philomachus
  • pyrophilous
  • ptilocercus
  • punctilious
  • sarcophilus
  • scintillous
  • sciophilous
  • silenaceous
  • silvicolous
  • toxophilous
  • triluminous
  • unhilarious

12 letter words

  • acarophilous
  • acidophilous
  • amphophilous
  • anemophilous
  • anthophilous
  • argillaceous
  • basilosaurus
  • calciphilous
  • capillaceous
  • carbophilous
  • cyanophilous
  • cyrillaceous
  • coprophilous
  • cunnilinctus
  • equilibrious
  • eremophilous
  • filibustrous
  • gastrilegous
  • gastrophilus
  • gentilitious
  • gypsophilous
  • heliophilous
  • hydrophilous
  • hygrophilous
  • intervillous
  • limnophilous
  • lithophilous
  • microvillous
  • milleflorous
  • moniliaceous
  • mucilaginous
  • multiloquous
  • necrophilous
  • nitrophilous
  • nonsiliceous
  • nonsilicious
  • obtusilobous
  • ombrophilous
  • petrophilous
  • philadelphus
  • phytophilous
  • photophilous
  • psilotaceous
  • quisquilious
  • reptilferous

13 letter words

  • argilliferous
  • atrabilarious
  • bacilliparous
  • bacillogenous
  • blandiloquous
  • cartilaginous
  • chilognathous
  • chromophilous
  • coccobacillus
  • dendrophilous
  • dilleniaceous
  • diplobacillus
  • entomophilous
  • eosinophilous
  • filibusterous
  • filipendulous
  • fossiliferous
  • gasterophilus
  • gastriloquous
  • grandiloquous
  • iliococcygeus
  • iodinophilous
  • lactobacillus
  • malacophilous
  • marsileaceous
  • maxilliferous
  • multiloquious
  • neutrophilous
  • noctiluminous
  • nonvillainous
  • oreotrochilus
  • papilliferous
  • papillomatous
  • paxilliferous
  • philydraceous
  • philoxygenous
  • pilosebaceous
  • pistillaceous
  • poecilogonous
  • poecilopodous
  • potamophilous
  • psammophilous
  • pusillanimous
  • putrilaginous
  • reptilivorous

14 letter words

  • achromophilous
  • actinobacillus
  • anilinophilous
  • atrabiliarious
  • blandiloquious
  • carminophilous
  • cartilagineous
  • cheilodipterus
  • chilostomatous
  • epileptogenous
  • erythrophilous
  • fibrilliferous
  • filoplumaceous
  • fringillaceous
  • hyperhilarious
  • myrmecophilous
  • multilamellous
  • multisiliquous
  • neurilemmatous
  • nonfilamentous
  • ornithophilous
  • papilionaceous
  • pectoriloquous
  • petrosiliceous
  • petrosilicious
  • philosophilous
  • pistilliferous
  • pistilligerous
  • pneumobacillus
  • soliloquacious
  • strobiliferous
  • stultiloquious
  • tendriliferous
  • termitophilous
  • trochilopodous
  • unsacrilegious
  • unsupercilious
  • zooidiophilous

15 letter words

  • anthropophilous
  • bacillariaceous
  • cantharophilous
  • cheilostomatous
  • chromatophilous
  • corneosiliceous
  • filamentiferous
  • fimbrilliferous
  • fuchsinophilous
  • nonmucilaginous
  • nonsacrilegious
  • oscillariaceous
  • periligamentous
  • sigillariaceous
  • somniloquacious
  • streptobacillus
  • thalassophilous
  • unfossiliferous
  • ustilaginaceous

16 letter words

  • interfilamentous
  • nonfossiliferous
  • philorchidaceous
  • poecilocyttarous
  • precartilaginous
  • saccharobacillus
  • sanguineobilious
  • silicicalcareous
  • silicocalcareous
  • syphilodermatous
  • subcartilaginous
  • verticilliaceous

17 letter words

  • argilloarenaceous
  • argillocalcareous
  • calcareosiliceous
  • chiropterophilous
  • oscillatoriaceous
  • postcartilaginous
  • semicartilaginous
  • siliceocalcareous
  • silicoferruginous

18 letter words

  • argilloferruginous
  • costicartilaginous
  • fibrocartilaginous
  • intercartilaginous
  • intracartilaginous
  • osseocartilaginous
  • osteocartilaginous
  • pseudosacrilegious
  • verisimilitudinous

19 letter words

  • pseudocartilaginous

20 letter words

  • calcareoargillaceous
  • saccharomucilaginous

21 letter words

  • membranocartilaginous
  • philosophicoreligious

Which is the most interesting word from this list?
Ranking as our favorite interesting word on this page is 'illuminous'. 'Illuminous' is defined as "Bright; clear. [R.] H. Taylor.", according to the English dictionary.

How many letters does the biggest word on this page contain?
'Membranocartilaginous' is the biggest word that Dictionarypedia could find.

Which word on this page stands out as the most common?
The most popular word is 'illustrious', which in fact is the 5049th most common word in this list.

In total, how many possible words can you make using these particular combinations of letters?
On this page of words that contain 'il' and end in 'us', Dictionarypedia has found 433 unique entries which are available altogether.

What's the highest scoring word in Scrabble available on this page ?
As there are so many words to decide on, your best choice is to consider 'paxillus' which scores 17 points overall.