Is ILLUMINATIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ILLUMINATIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ILLUMINATIONS mean?
Illuminations is a form of ILLUMINATION.
- noun
a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
“follow God's light”
- noun
the degree of visibility of your environment
- noun
an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding
“the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook”
- noun
the luminous flux incident on a unit area
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 13
I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + U (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (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 ILLUMINATIONS
ILLUMINATIONS 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 ILLUMINATIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- illumination14
- illuminants13
- illuminant12
- illuminati12
- illuminato12
- illuminist12
- nominalist12
- simulation12
- illiniums11
- laminitis11
- mannitols11
- mountains11
- munitions11
- insulation10
- illinium10
- insomnia10
- laminins10
- laminous10
- luminist10
- maillots10
- manitous10
- mannitol10
- militias10
- millions10
- minutial10
- misallot10
- misunion10
- mountain10
- mullions10
- munition10
- nominals10
- simulant10
- solatium10
- stillman10
- tallisim10
- tinamous10
- unionism10
- illations9
- lunations9
- sinuation9
- uninstall9
- alliums9
- alumins9
- amnions9
- amounts9
- animist9
- intimal9
- intimas9
- ioniums9
- laminin9
- liminal9
- luminal9
- maillot9
- malison9
- maltols9
- manitos9
- manitou9
- manitus9
- mansion9
- militia9
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