ILLUMINE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ILLUMINE 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 ILLUMINE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ILLUMINE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ILLUMINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ILLUMINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ILLUMINE, 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 | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ILLUMINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ILLUMINE mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To light up something, or to enlighten the mind or spirit.
Illumine is a poetic cousin of illuminate, used where a writer wants a softer, more lyrical tone. It works for both real light, such as candles on a face, and figurative light, such as a flash of understanding.
How ILLUMINE is used
Illumine is literary and appears mainly in poetry, hymns and elevated prose.
- A single candle can illumine a whole room.
- May the dawn illumine your path.
- The sermon sought to illumine the minds of the congregation.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ILLUMINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ILLUMINE
4 longer words begin with ILLUMINE.
Shorter words from the letters in ILLUMINE
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Common questions about ILLUMINE
- Is ILLUMINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ILLUMINE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ILLUMINE worth?
- ILLUMINE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ILLUMINE mean?
- To light up something, or to enlighten the mind or spirit.
- What letters can be added to ILLUMINE?
- ILLUMINE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ILLUMINE:
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