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
15
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
13
Letters
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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