Is ILLUMINANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ILLUMINANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ILLUMINANCES mean?
Illuminances is a form of ILLUMINANCE.
- noun
the luminous flux incident on a unit area
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + U (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 ILLUMINANCES
ILLUMINANCES 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 ILLUMINANCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- illuminance15
- luminances14
- calumnies13
- lemniscal13
- luminance13
- masculine13
- miniscule13
- aluminic12
- clansmen12
- lemnisci12
- limacine12
- melanics12
- meniscal12
- mescalin12
- musicale12
- musician12
- aluminise11
- illumines11
- mainlines11
- millennia11
- siliculae11
- acumens11
- almuces11
- amnesic11
- caesium11
- cinemas11
- culmina11
- laicism11
- leucism11
- macules11
- malices11
- melanic11
- menisci11
- mesclun11
- micella11
- micells11
- miscall11
- musical11
- alienism10
- allicins10
- alumines10
- illumine10
- inclines10
- laminins10
- linesman10
- lunacies10
- mainline10
- manilles10
- melanins10
- milesian10
- millines10
- mulleins10
- nucleins10
- nuisance10
- salicine10
- silicula10
- slimline10
- acumen10
- aecium10
- almuce10
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