LUMEN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. LUMEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUMEN?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUMEN is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUMEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lumensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LUMEN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LUMEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What does LUMEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The SI unit of luminous flux, measuring the total quantity of visible light emitted by a source; also, the open central cavity or channel inside a tubular structure such as a blood vessel or intestine.
Manufacturers rate light bulbs and flashlights in lumen to tell buyers how much visible light the device actually produces, a more accurate measure than the older habit of comparing bulbs by watts of electricity used. A separate anatomical sense of lumen names the hollow space running through the middle of a tube-shaped structure in the body, such as the channel inside an artery through which blood flows. Both senses share a Latin root meaning light or opening, and doctors sometimes describe a narrowed lumen in a blood vessel as a serious warning sign of disease. Despite the shared word, the light-measuring sense and the anatomical sense belong to entirely separate fields and are rarely confused in context.
How LUMEN is used
A standard technical term, used in physics and lighting for the light-measuring sense, and in anatomy and medicine for the tubular-cavity sense.
- The flashlight was rated at eight hundred lumen for its brightest setting.
- A narrowed lumen in the artery reduced blood flow to the heart.
- Manufacturers now print the lumen output directly on the light bulb box.
- The surgeon examined the intestinal lumen for signs of blockage.
- Buyers compare bulbs by lumen rather than by watts these days.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUMEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LUMEN
2 longer words begin with LUMEN.
Words with LUMEN inside
11 words contain LUMEN in the middle. Words that start with LUMEN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LUMEN
Common questions about LUMEN
- Is LUMEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUMEN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUMEN worth?
- LUMEN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUMEN mean?
- The SI unit of luminous flux, measuring the total quantity of visible light emitted by a source; also, the open central cavity or channel inside a tubular structure such as a blood vessel or intestine.
- What letters can be added to LUMEN?
- LUMEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LUMEN:
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