LUMA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. LUMA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUMA?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUMA is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUMA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lumasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LUMA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LUMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What stands out about LUMA
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LUMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A monetary unit of Armenia, equal to one hundredth of a dram.
The luma is the small coin of Armenia, used the way a cent is used with a dollar. Prices can be given in whole drams and lumas together.
How LUMA is used
Used in Armenian currency and in lists of world currencies.
- The coin was worth fifty luma, half of one dram.
- Prices in the old price list were given in drams and luma.
- He kept a single luma coin as a souvenir of his trip to Yerevan.
- The exchange rate chart listed both the dram and the luma.
- A luma is worth so little that shops rarely give change in it today.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUMA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LUMA
The 4 tiles of LUMA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with LUMA
1 longer words begin with LUMA.
Words with LUMA inside
9 words contain LUMA in the middle. Words that start with LUMA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LUMA
Common questions about LUMA
- Is LUMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUMA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUMA worth?
- LUMA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUMA mean?
- A monetary unit of Armenia, equal to one hundredth of a dram.
- What letters can be added to LUMA?
- LUMA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LUMA:
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