Is ILLUMINANCE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ILLUMINANCE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ILLUMINANCE mean?
- noun
the luminous flux incident on a unit area
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + U (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) = 15 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 ILLUMINANCE
Single letters that turn ILLUMINANCE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from ILLUMINANCE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- luminance13
- aluminic12
- limacine12
- millennia11
- culmina11
- melanic11
- micella11
- illumine10
- mainline10
- acumen10
- aecium10
- almuce10
- aminic10
- anemic10
- cilium10
- cinema10
- culmen10
- iceman10
- limnic10
- macule10
- malice10
- micell10
- neumic10
- unilineal9
- allicin9
- alumine9
- cauline9
- encinal9
- incline9
- laminin9
- liminal9
- lineman9
- lumenal9
- luminal9
- manille9
- melanin9
- milline9
- mullein9
- nucelli9
- nucleal9
- nuclein9
- uncinal9
- unclean9
- amice9
- amici9
- amnic9
- camel9
- claim9
- clime9
- cumin9
- macle9
- malic9
- manic9
- melic9
- mince9
- mucin9
- umiac9
- aculei8
- allium8
- alumin8
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