Is LUMINESCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LUMINESCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LUMINESCES mean?
Luminesces is a form of LUMINESCE.
- verb
be or become luminescent; exhibit luminescence
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
L (1) + U (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (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 LUMINESCES
LUMINESCES 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 LUMINESCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- lemniscus13
- luminesce13
- leucisms12
- meniscus12
- mescluns12
- seleniums11
- cesiums11
- leucism11
- mesclun11
- miscues11
- muscles11
- leucines10
- licenses10
- selenium10
- silences10
- cesium10
- climes10
- culmen10
- cumins10
- icemen10
- minces10
- miscue10
- mucins10
- muscle10
- musics10
- neumic10
- iceless9
- incuses9
- leucine9
- leucins9
- license9
- minuses9
- mueslis9
- muslins9
- nemesis9
- selenic9
- siemens9
- silence9
- simnels9
- sluices9
- clime9
- culms9
- cumin9
- emics9
- melic9
- mesic9
- mince9
- mucin9
- music9
- scums9
- censes8
- census8
- clines8
- cuisse8
- ecesis8
- elemis8
- emesis8
- incels8
- incuse8
- leucin8
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