ILLUVIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ILLUVIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ILLUVIAL?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ILLUVIAL is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ILLUVIAL
No single letter turns ILLUVIAL into another word.
How ILLUVIAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ILLUVIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ILLUVIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ILLUVIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to material washed out of one soil layer and deposited in a lower one.
Soil scientists speak of an illuvial horizon when clay, iron or humus has settled out below the layer it came from. The idea matters for judging how fertile or how well drained a profile is.
How ILLUVIAL is used
Used in soil science, usually with horizon or layer.
- The illuvial layer was darker and richer in clay than the soil above it.
- Rain carried iron down into the illuvial zone.
- Students dug a pit to compare the illuvial band with the topsoil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ILLUVIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ILLUVIAL
Common questions about ILLUVIAL
- Is ILLUVIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ILLUVIAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ILLUVIAL worth?
- ILLUVIAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ILLUVIAL mean?
- Relating to material washed out of one soil layer and deposited in a lower one.
- What letters can be added to ILLUVIAL?
- No single letter can be added to ILLUVIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ILLUVIAL:
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