ILLUSTRIOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ILLUSTRIOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ILLUSTRIOUS?
| 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: 23 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ILLUSTRIOUS is to know. It scores 11 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ILLUSTRIOUS
No single letter turns ILLUSTRIOUS into another word.
How ILLUSTRIOUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ILLUSTRIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ILLUSTRIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ILLUSTRIOUS
- ILLUSTRIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with ILLUSTRIOUS
2 longer words begin with ILLUSTRIOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in ILLUSTRIOUS
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Common questions about ILLUSTRIOUS
- Is ILLUSTRIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ILLUSTRIOUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ILLUSTRIOUS worth?
- ILLUSTRIOUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ILLUSTRIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to ILLUSTRIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ILLUSTRIOUS:
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