Is LUMINANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LUMINANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LUMINANCES mean?
Luminances is a form of LUMINANCE.
- noun
the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
“its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
L (1) + U (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 LUMINANCES
LUMINANCES 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 LUMINANCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- calumnies13
- luminance13
- masculine13
- clansmen12
- melanics12
- meniscal12
- mescalin12
- musicale12
- acumens11
- almuces11
- amnesic11
- caesium11
- cinemas11
- culmina11
- leucism11
- macules11
- malices11
- melanic11
- mesclun11
- musical11
- alumines10
- linesman10
- lunacies10
- melanins10
- nucleins10
- nuisance10
- acumen10
- aecium10
- almuce10
- amices10
- amicus10
- anemic10
- camels10
- camise10
- cesium10
- cinema10
- claims10
- climes10
- culmen10
- cumins10
- iceman10
- macles10
- macule10
- malice10
- manics10
- mescal10
- minces10
- miscue10
- mucins10
- muscae10
- muscle10
- neumic10
- umiacs10
- alumine9
- alumins9
- canines9
- cannels9
- cauline9
- censual9
- encinal9
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