ILLINIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ILLINIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ILLINIUM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ILLINIUM is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ILLINIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
illiniumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ILLINIUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ILLINIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 3 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ILLINIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ILLINIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A former name for the element promethium.
Illinium was announced in 1926 by researchers at the University of Illinois, who believed they had found element 61. The claim failed, and the element was later made artificially and named promethium instead.
How ILLINIUM is used
Illinium is mentioned only in the history of chemistry, as a name that did not last.
- The textbook explained that illinium was later renamed promethium.
- Illinium was claimed in the 1920s but never confirmed.
- Few chemists today have heard of illinium.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ILLINIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ILLINIUM
1 longer words begin with ILLINIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in ILLINIUM
Common questions about ILLINIUM
- Is ILLINIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ILLINIUM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ILLINIUM worth?
- ILLINIUM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ILLINIUM mean?
- A former name for the element promethium.
- What letters can be added to ILLINIUM?
- ILLINIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ILLINIUM:
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