NUMINOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NUMINOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NUMINOUS?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NUMINOUS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NUMINOUS
No single letter turns NUMINOUS into another word.
How NUMINOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NUMINOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NUMINOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NUMINOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Arousing a strong religious or spiritual feeling, as if a divine presence were near.
Writers choose numinous for places, music or moments that give a hush of awe without having to name a religion. It is more mysterious in tone than the plain word holy.
How NUMINOUS is used
The adjective numinous is literary and is used in writing about religion, nature and art.
- The empty cathedral had a numinous stillness.
- He felt something numinous in the silence of the mountains.
- The film gives the forest a numinous glow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NUMINOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NUMINOUS
3 longer words begin with NUMINOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in NUMINOUS
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Common questions about NUMINOUS
- Is NUMINOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NUMINOUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NUMINOUS worth?
- NUMINOUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NUMINOUS mean?
- Arousing a strong religious or spiritual feeling, as if a divine presence were near.
- What letters can be added to NUMINOUS?
- No single letter can be added to NUMINOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NUMINOUS:
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