ILLUVIATION is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ILLUVIATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ILLUVIATION?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ILLUVIATION is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ILLUVIATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
illuviationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ILLUVIATION scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ILLUVIATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 3 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ILLUVIATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ILLUVIATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The build-up of dissolved or fine soil material in a lower soil layer after water has carried it down from a higher one.
Soil scientists see illuviation where clay, iron or humus settles in the subsoil. It is the receiving half of a pair, with the washing-out half happening in the layer above.
How ILLUVIATION is used
Technical term in soil science and geology; illuviation appears in textbooks describing soil horizons.
- Illuviation of clay formed a dense layer below the topsoil.
- The profile showed clear signs of iron illuviation.
- Students measured illuviation at three depths in the trench.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ILLUVIATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ILLUVIATION
1 longer words begin with ILLUVIATION.
Shorter words from the letters in ILLUVIATION
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Common questions about ILLUVIATION
- Is ILLUVIATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ILLUVIATION, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ILLUVIATION worth?
- ILLUVIATION is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ILLUVIATION mean?
- The build-up of dissolved or fine soil material in a lower soil layer after water has carried it down from a higher one.
- What letters can be added to ILLUVIATION?
- ILLUVIATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ILLUVIATION:
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