Is BIOLUMINESCENCE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BIOLUMINESCENCE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BIOLUMINESCENCE mean?
- noun
luminescence produced by physiological processes (as in the firefly)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
31
Words With Friends
15
Letters
B (3) + I (1) + O (1) + L (1) + U (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) = 23 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BIOLUMINESCENCE
BIOLUMINESCENCE has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BIOLUMINESCENCE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- incumbencies20
- inclemencies18
- luminescence18
- omniscience17
- bioscience16
- clemencies16
- columbines16
- concubines16
- councilmen16
- sublicence16
- columbic16
- consilience15
- columbine15
- concubine15
- ecumenics15
- imbeciles15
- libeccios15
- eminencies14
- nucleonics14
- bucolics14
- bulimics14
- cicisbeo14
- combines14
- cubicles14
- ecbolics14
- ecumenic14
- imbecile14
- leucemic14
- libeccio14
- miscible14
- bienniums13
- colicines13
- culicines13
- eminences13
- licencees13
- lucencies13
- luminesce13
- miniscule13
- nescience13
- nobeliums13
- nucleinic13
- nucleonic13
- becomes13
- boccies13
- bucolic13
- bulimic13
- cimices13
- clubmen13
- combine13
- cubicle13
- ecbolic13
- embolic13
- scumble13
- umbonic13
- uncomic13
- isoleucine12
- leniencies12
- biennium12
- binocles12
- bluesmen12
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