Is LUMINESCENCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LUMINESCENCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LUMINESCENCES mean?
Luminescences is a form of LUMINESCENCE.
- noun
light not due to incandescence; occurs at low temperatures
- noun
light from nonthermal sources
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
13
Letters
L (1) + U (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 19 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 LUMINESCENCES
LUMINESCENCES 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 LUMINESCENCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- luminescence18
- clemencies16
- ecumenics15
- luminesces14
- nesciences14
- ecumenic14
- leucemic14
- eminences13
- lemniscus13
- licencees13
- lucencies13
- luminesce13
- nescience13
- ecumenes12
- eminence12
- leucisms12
- licencee12
- licences12
- lucences12
- meniscus12
- mescluns12
- sciences12
- leniences11
- licensees11
- seleniums11
- cesiums11
- culices11
- ecumene11
- leucism11
- licence11
- lucence11
- mesclun11
- miscues11
- muscles11
- scenics11
- science11
- cecum11
- incenses10
- lenience10
- leucines10
- licensee10
- licenses10
- linesmen10
- niceness10
- nucleins10
- selenium10
- silences10
- cesium10
- climes10
- culmen10
- cumins10
- cusecs10
- ecesic10
- emcees10
- icemen10
- minces10
- miscue10
- mucins10
- muscle10
- musics10
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