LUMINIST is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LUMINIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUMINIST?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUMINIST is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUMINIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
luministsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LUMINIST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LUMINIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LUMINIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LUMINIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A painter who concentrates on rendering the effects of light, especially in the American landscape tradition of the nineteenth century.
The label belongs chiefly to art history and is tied to painters of the Hudson River circle. A luminist is known for calm, precise skies and glowing horizons rather than dramatic brushwork.
How LUMINIST is used
Luminist is used in art writing, either for a painter or as the name of the style.
- The gallery devoted a whole wing to a famous luminist.
- As a luminist, he spent years studying the glow of dawn over still water.
- Critics called the young painter a modern luminist.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUMINIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LUMINIST
1 longer words begin with LUMINIST.
Shorter words from the letters in LUMINIST
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Common questions about LUMINIST
- Is LUMINIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUMINIST, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUMINIST worth?
- LUMINIST is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUMINIST mean?
- A painter who concentrates on rendering the effects of light, especially in the American landscape tradition of the nineteenth century.
- What letters can be added to LUMINIST?
- LUMINIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LUMINIST:
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