Definition of ills

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• ills is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 4
• ills is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 4
• ills is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 6

Definition of ills

• affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function (adjective)

  Examples

  1. ill from the monotony of his suffering

  Synonyms

  1. sick
• an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. ailment
  2. complaint
• presaging ill fortune (adjective)

  Examples

  1. ill omens
  2. ill predictions

  Synonyms

  1. inauspicious
  2. ominous
• (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well (adverb)

  Examples

  1. he was ill prepared
  2. it ill befits a man to betray old friends
  3. ill-fitting clothes
  4. an ill-conceived plan

  Synonyms

  1. badly
  2. poorly
• unfavorably or with disapproval (adverb)

  Examples

  1. tried not to speak ill of the dead

  Synonyms

  1. badly
• distressing (adjective)

  Examples

  1. ill manners
  2. of ill repute
• indicating hostility or enmity (adjective)

  Examples

  1. you certainly did me an ill turn
  2. ill feelings
  3. ill will
• resulting in suffering or adversity (adjective)

  Examples

  1. ill effects
  2. it's an ill wind that blows no good

See definition of ills in Merriam Webster