ILLUMING is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ILLUMING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
i1l1l1u1m3i1n1g2
PlayableILLUMING · 8 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept ILLUMING?
| 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: 35 / 100
35WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.38
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.13%
Our own measure of how useful ILLUMING is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ILLUMING
No single letter turns ILLUMING into another word.
How ILLUMING scores
Scrabble i1l1l1u1m3i1n1g2 11
Words with Friends i1l2l2u2m4i1n2g3 17
Face value of the 8 tiles in ILLUMING, 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 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ILLUMING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ILLUMING
milling10 mulling10 lignum9 liming9 miling9 muling9 limuli8 ulling7 ilium7 linum7 ulmin7 lungi6 glim7 glum7 ming7 mung7 imli6 limn6 mill6 mini6 muil6 mull6 muni6 gill5 gull5 iglu5 ling5 lung5 ugli5 nill4 null4 gum6 mig6 mug6 imu5 lum5 mil5 mun5 nim5 gin4
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Common questions about ILLUMING
- Is ILLUMING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ILLUMING, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ILLUMING worth?
- ILLUMING is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ILLUMING?
- No single letter can be added to ILLUMING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ILLUMING:
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