Illuminating in Scrabble and Meaning

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Is illuminating a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word illuminating is a Scrabble US word. The word illuminating is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

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Is illuminating a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word illuminating is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

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Is illuminating a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word illuminating is a Words With Friends word. The word illuminating is worth 22 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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12-letter words (1 found)

ILLUMINATING,

10-letter words (3 found)

ILLUMINANT,ILLUMINATI,ILLUMINING,

9-letter words (1 found)

MINIATING,

8-letter words (17 found)

ILLINIUM,ILLUMING,INGUINAL,LIMITING,LINGUINI,LUMINANT,LUMINING,MANTLING,MIAULING,MINUTIAL,MINUTING,MULLIGAN,MUNITING,MUTINING,UNLIMING,UNTAMING,UNTILING,

7-letter words (37 found)

ALINING,ANTIGUN,GALLIUM,GALLNUT,INITIAL,INTAGLI,INTIMAL,LAMININ,LILTING,LIMINAL,LIMNING,LINGUAL,LINGULA,LINTING,LUMINAL,LUNTING,MAILING,MAINING,MALLING,MALTING,MAULING,MILITIA,MILLING,MILTING,MINTING,MINUTIA,MULLING,MUNTING,NAILING,NAUTILI,NILLING,NULLING,NUTGALL,TAILING,TANLING,TILLING,UNITING,

6-letter words (53 found)

AILING,AIMING,ALLIUM,ALUMIN,ALUMNI,ANILIN,ANNULI,ANTING,GUANIN,GUNMAN,INTIMA,INULIN,LAMING,LIGNAN,LIGNIN,LIGNUM,LIGULA,LIMAIL,LIMINA,LIMING,LIMULI,LINGAM,LINGUA,LINING,LITING,LUMINA,LUNGAN,LUTING,MALIGN,MANITU,MATING,MILING,MINING,MULING,MUNTIN,MUTING,NAMING,NILGAI,NILGAU,NUMINA,TAMING,TANGUN,TILING,TIMING,TINING,TINMAN,TUNING,ULLING,ULTIMA,UNGAIN,UNGILT,UNITAL,UNNAIL,

5-letter words (54 found)

AGUTI,ALGIN,ALGUM,ALIGN,ALMUG,ANIMI,ANNUL,ATIGI,AUMIL,GALUT,GAMIN,GAMUT,GAULT,GAUNT,GIANT,GLAUM,GLIAL,GLINT,GUILT,ILIAL,ILIUM,INGAN,INNIT,INTIL,INULA,LIANG,LIGAN,LIMAN,LIMIT,LINGA,LININ,LINUM,LITAI,LUNGI,MAILL,MANUL,MATIN,MIAUL,MILIA,MULGA,MULLA,MUNGA,NAUNT,NGATI,NULLA,TAMIN,TANGI,TUINA,UGALI,ULMIN,UNLIT,UNMAN,UNTIL,UNTIN,

4-letter words (97 found)

AGIN,AGLU,AITU,ALIT,ALUM,AMIN,ANIL,ANTI,AUNT,GAIN,GAIT,GALL,GANT,GAUM,GAUN,GILA,GILL,GILT,GINN,GLAM,GLIA,GLIM,GLIT,GLUM,GLUT,GNAT,GUAN,GULA,GULL,IGLU,ILIA,INIA,INTI,LAIN,LANG,LANT,LATI,LATU,LILT,LIMA,LIMN,LING,LINN,LINT,LITU,LUIT,LUMA,LUNA,LUNG,LUNT,MAGI,MAIL,MAIN,MALI,MALL,MALT,MANG,MANI,MAUL,MAUN,MAUT,MILL,MILT,MINA,MING,MINI,MINT,MUIL,MULL,MUNG,MUNI,MUNT,MUTI,NAIL,NAIN,NAMU,NANG,NGAI,NILL,NULL,TAIG,TAIL,TAIN,TALI,TALL,TANG,TIAN,TILL,TINA,TING,TUAN,TUNA,TUNG,ULAN,ULNA,UNAI,UNIT,

3-letter words (71 found)

AIL,AIM,AIN,AIT,ALL,ALT,ALU,AMI,AMU,ANI,ANN,ANT,GAL,GAM,GAN,GAT,GAU,GIN,GIT,GNU,GUL,GUM,GUN,GUT,ILL,ING,INN,ITA,LAG,LAM,LAT,LIG,LIN,LIT,LUG,LUM,LUN,MAG,MAL,MAN,MAT,MIG,MIL,MNA,MUG,MUN,MUT,NAG,NAM,NAN,NAT,NIL,NIM,NIT,NUG,NUN,NUT,TAG,TAI,TAM,TAN,TAU,TIG,TIL,TIN,TUG,TUI,TUM,TUN,UNI,UTA,

2-letter words (23 found)

AG,AI,AL,AM,AN,AT,GI,GU,IN,IT,LA,LI,MA,MI,MU,NA,NU,TA,TI,UG,UM,UN,UT,

You can make 357 words from illuminating according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of illuminating

illuminating

Etymology

illuminate +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈl(j)uːmɪneɪtɪŋ/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɪlˈluməneɪtɪŋ/, /ə-/, /-ɾɪŋ/
  • Hyphenation: il‧lu‧mi‧nat‧ing

Adjective

illuminating (comparative more illuminating, superlative most illuminating)

  1. Providing illumination or light.
  2. (figuratively) Providing clarification or explanation; educational, revealing.

Synonyms

  • clarifying
  • explanatory
  • revelatory

Derived terms

  • illuminating gas
  • illuminating oil

Verb

illuminating

  1. present participle and gerund of illuminate.

Source: wiktionary.org