Definitions for illegible

illegible il·leg·i·ble

Spelling: [ih-lej-uh-buh l]
IPA: /ɪˈlɛdʒ ə bəl/

Illegible is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 83 anagrams from letters in illegible (beegiilll).

Definitions for illegible

adjective

  1. not legible; impossible or hard to read or decipher because of poor handwriting, faded print, etc.:

Origin of illegible

First recorded in 1605-15; il-2 + legible

Examples for illegible

illegible handwriting and typos lead to errors and duplicate entries.

The handwriting was so illegible that he had some difficulty in reading it.

It is a pity that the inscription under the bay window is illegible.

And no one can understand, for it is just illegible, unintelligible scribbles.

There was a signature, but it was illegible—not Kurtz—a much longer word.

When you come to the day of account, you will show your claim, and it will be illegible.

She continued, “If I saw a signature and it looked like that, illegible, I would say: Beware.”

The inscriptions on the old tombstones are so worn as to be illegible.

He writes a sort of emotional shorthand, illegible to every eye except his own.

He looked at him now and found his glance returned by an illegible smile.

Word Value for illegible
Scrable

12

Words with friends

17

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