LUMINAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LUMINAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUMINAL?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUMINAL is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUMINAL
No single letter turns LUMINAL into another word.
How LUMINAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LUMINAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 686,195.
What stands out about LUMINAL
- LUMINAL begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LUMINAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the lumen, the inner space of a tube-shaped organ or structure.
Doctors speak of the luminal surface of a blood vessel or intestine, meaning the side facing the open channel. The term can also relate to the lumen as a unit of light. The variant lumenal means the same.
How LUMINAL is used
Luminal is used in anatomy, cell biology and optics.
- Plaque narrowed the luminal space of the artery.
- Luminal cells line the inside of the duct.
- The luminal surface was smooth under the scope.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUMINAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LUMINAL
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Common questions about LUMINAL
- Is LUMINAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUMINAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUMINAL worth?
- LUMINAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUMINAL mean?
- Relating to the lumen, the inner space of a tube-shaped organ or structure.
- What letters can be added to LUMINAL?
- No single letter can be added to LUMINAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LUMINAL:
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