illegal: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 8 letter points · starts with I · ends with L
Meaning of illegal
adj
Contrary to, forbidden, or not authorized by law, especially criminal law.
Example: This is illegal, you know!
Forbidden by established rules.
Example: Moving a pawn backward is an illegal move in chess.
Totally fictitious, and often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country.
- offensive, sometimes
Being or doing something illegally.
Example: illegal immigrant
Listed forms: illegaler, illegalest.
Source: Wiktionary — illegal.
noun
- colloquial, in-plural
Contraband, esp. illegal substances such as drugs.
A spy operating abroad illegally and under non-official cover, without visible ties to his or her country’s authorities.
- obsolete
An illegal act or technique.
Listed forms: illegals.
Source: Wiktionary — illegal.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is illegal in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
These are spelling-list matches, not official game validity checks. Check the rules and dictionary used by your game.
Letter-value score of illegal
I(1) + L(1) + L(1) + E(1) + G(2) + A(1) + L(1) = 8 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of illegal
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from illegal
30 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in illegal. Showing up to 24, longest first.