ILLUMINISM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ILLUMINISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ILLUMINISM?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ILLUMINISM is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ILLUMINISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
illuminismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ILLUMINISM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ILLUMINISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 3 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ILLUMINISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ILLUMINISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The belief that a person can receive special spiritual light or hidden knowledge directly, or the doctrines of the Illuminati.
Illuminism is a historical label for mystical and secret-society movements. The term is mostly met in books about religion and the Enlightenment.
How ILLUMINISM is used
The word illuminism is rare and appears in history and philosophy.
- Illuminism flourished in some secret circles of the eighteenth century.
- Critics accused him of illuminism because of his private visions.
- The essay traces illuminism from Spain to Bavaria.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ILLUMINISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ILLUMINISM
1 longer words begin with ILLUMINISM.
Shorter words from the letters in ILLUMINISM
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Common questions about ILLUMINISM
- Is ILLUMINISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ILLUMINISM, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ILLUMINISM worth?
- ILLUMINISM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ILLUMINISM mean?
- The belief that a person can receive special spiritual light or hidden knowledge directly, or the doctrines of the Illuminati.
- What letters can be added to ILLUMINISM?
- ILLUMINISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ILLUMINISM:
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