Unscramble ILLUMINATING to get 310 words. ILLUMINATING itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 22 in Words With Friends. It has 12 letters, 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from ILLUMINATING by length: 1 with 12 letters, 3 with 10, 1 with 9, 17 with 8, 37 with 7, 53 with 6, 55 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2. None has 11 letters.
The best of the 10-letter words made with ILLUMINATING letters is ILLUMINING, 13 points; ILLUMINANT and ILLUMINATI on 12 follow.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words in ILLUMINATING: MINIATING, 12 points.
17 8-letter words you get when you unscramble ILLUMINATING; 11 of them share the top score of 11. LIMITING and MULLIGAN are everyday picks.
Among 37 7-letter words from ILLUMINATING, the top score is 10, reached by 12. MAILING, INITIAL and MILITIA are the familiar ones.
53 6-letter words in ILLUMINATING; 15 of them share the top score of 9. ALUMNI, MINING and TIMING are everyday picks.
7 of 55 5-letter words made with ILLUMINATING letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. LIMIT, GIANT and ALIGN will look familiar.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble ILLUMINATING; 8 of them share the top score of 7. MAIL, MAIN and MINI are everyday picks.
5 of 60 3-letter words from ILLUMINATING tie at 6 points; none scores more. ALL, MAN and INN will look familiar.
This word has the length of ILLUMINATING, with one letter different:
More 12-letter words: starting with IL · ending in NG · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; ILLUMINING (13 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept ILLUMINATING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ILLUMINATING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 310) | 246 | 308 | 231 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
62 of the 310 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MINIATING, LUMINING, MUNITING, UNLIMING, UNTAMING, LUMINANT, MAINING, LIGNUM, UNTILING, GLAUM, LIMAIL, MULGA and 50 more. 15 of the 310 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: LAMININ, MILING, LINGULA, LINTING, GLAM, LIGNAN, MUNG, ATIGI, LUMA, MANI, AGLU, TUM and 3 more. 2 of the 310 answers are missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: MULTI and UGLI.