LUMINESCE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. LUMINESCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUMINESCE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUMINESCE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUMINESCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LUMINESCE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in LUMINESCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LUMINESCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LUMINESCE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To give off light without being heated to a high temperature.
Fireflies, glow sticks and some minerals luminesce, meaning they shine by chemical or physical processes rather than by burning. The word luminesce is mostly used in science.
How LUMINESCE is used
Scientific, and used for living and non-living things.
- Some deep-sea creatures luminesce in the dark.
- The crystals luminesce under ultraviolet light.
- The paint was made to luminesce after sunset.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUMINESCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LUMINESCE
5 longer words begin with LUMINESCE.
Shorter words from the letters in LUMINESCE
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Common questions about LUMINESCE
- Is LUMINESCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUMINESCE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUMINESCE worth?
- LUMINESCE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUMINESCE mean?
- To give off light without being heated to a high temperature.
- What letters can be added to LUMINESCE?
- LUMINESCE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LUMINESCE:
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