ILLUMINANT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ILLUMINANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableILLUMINANT · 10 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept ILLUMINANT?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.2
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.9%
Our own measure of how useful ILLUMINANT is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ILLUMINANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
illuminantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ILLUMINANT scores
Scrabble i1l1l1u1m3i1n1a1n1t1 12
Words with Friends i1l2l2u2m4i1n2a1n2t1 18
Face value of the 10 tiles in ILLUMINANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ILLUMINANT has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with ILLUMINANT
1 longer words begin with ILLUMINANT.
Shorter words from the letters in ILLUMINANT
luminant10 minutial10 intimal9 laminin9 liminal9 luminal9 minutia9 nautili7 allium8 alumin8 alumni8 intima8 limail8 limina8 limuli8 lumina8 manitu8 muntin8 numina8 tinman8 ultima8 anilin6 annuli6 inulin6 unital6 unnail6 animi7 aumil7 ilium7 liman7 limit7 linum7 maill7 manul7 matin7 miaul7 milia7 mulla7 multi7 tamin7
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Common questions about ILLUMINANT
- Is ILLUMINANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ILLUMINANT, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ILLUMINANT worth?
- ILLUMINANT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ILLUMINANT?
- ILLUMINANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ILLUMINANT:
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