luminesce
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 9
/ˌlumɪˈnɛs/(US)
Definition of luminesce
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(intransitive)To give off light, including in the invisible electromagnetic radiation frequencies, or become luminescent.
“Phosphorus will only begin to luminesce at a certain small pressure of oxygen.”
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Etymology
Back-formation from luminescent.
Words you can make from luminesce
200+ playable · top: LEUCISM (11 pts)
Best play leucism 11 points8-letter words
2 words7-letter words
6 words6-letter words
31 words- CESIUM 10 pts
- CLIMES 10 pts
- CULMEN 10 pts
- CUMINS 10 pts
- ICEMEN 10 pts
- MINCES 10 pts
- MISCUE 10 pts
- MUCINS 10 pts
- MUSCLE 10 pts
- NEUMIC 10 pts
- CLINES 8 pts
- ELEMIS 8 pts
- INCELS 8 pts
- INCUSE 8 pts
- LEUCIN 8 pts
- LIMENS 8 pts
- LINUMS 8 pts
- LUMENS 8 pts
- MUESLI 8 pts
- MULIES 8 pts
- MUSLIN 8 pts
- NEUMES 8 pts
- NIECES 8 pts
- NUCLEI 8 pts
- SIMNEL 8 pts
- SLUICE 8 pts
- UNCLES 8 pts
- ENISLE 6 pts
- ENSILE 6 pts
- LUNIES 6 pts
- SENILE 6 pts
5-letter words
58 words- CLIME 9 pts
- CULMS 9 pts
- CUMIN 9 pts
- EMICS 9 pts
- MELIC 9 pts
- MESIC 9 pts
- MINCE 9 pts
- MUCIN 9 pts
- MUSIC 9 pts
- CEILS 7 pts
- CENSE 7 pts
- CINES 7 pts
- CLINE 7 pts
- CLUES 7 pts
- ELEMI 7 pts
- EMEUS 7 pts
- ILEUM 7 pts
- INCEL 7 pts
- INCUS 7 pts
- LIMEN 7 pts
- LIMES 7 pts
- LIMNS 7 pts
- LINUM 7 pts
- LUCES 7 pts
- LUMEN 7 pts
- MENSE 7 pts
- MENUS 7 pts
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- MIENS 7 pts
- MILES 7 pts
- MINES 7 pts
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- MULES 7 pts
- MULIE 7 pts
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- SEMEN 7 pts
- SINCE 7 pts
- SLICE 7 pts
- SLIME 7 pts
- SMILE 7 pts
- SULCI 7 pts
- UNCLE 7 pts
- ENSUE 5 pts
- ILEUS 5 pts
- LENES 5 pts
- LENIS 5 pts
- LENSE 5 pts
- LIENS 5 pts
- LIEUS 5 pts
- LINES 5 pts
- LUNES 5 pts
- SEINE 5 pts
- UNSEE 5 pts
4-letter words
68 words- CULM 8 pts
- CUMS 8 pts
- EMIC 8 pts
- MICE 8 pts
- MICS 8 pts
- SCUM 8 pts
- CEES 6 pts
- CEIL 6 pts
- CELS 6 pts
- CINE 6 pts
- CLUE 6 pts
- CUES 6 pts
- ECUS 6 pts
- ELMS 6 pts
- EMES 6 pts
- EMEU 6 pts
- EMUS 6 pts
- ICES 6 pts
- LICE 6 pts
- LIME 6 pts
- LIMN 6 pts
- LUCE 6 pts
- LUMS 6 pts
- MELS 6 pts
- MENU 6 pts
- MIEN 6 pts
- MILE 6 pts
- MILS 6 pts
- MINE 6 pts
- MISE 6 pts
- MULE 6 pts
- MUNI 6 pts
- MUNS 6 pts
- MUSE 6 pts
- NEEM 6 pts
- NEUM 6 pts
- NICE 6 pts
- NIMS 6 pts
- SEEM 6 pts
- SEME 6 pts
- SEMI 6 pts
- SICE 6 pts
- SLIM 6 pts
- SLUM 6 pts
- SUMI 6 pts
- UNCI 6 pts
- EELS 4 pts
- ELSE 4 pts
- ESNE 4 pts
- ISLE 4 pts
- LEES 4 pts
- LEIS 4 pts
- LENS 4 pts
- LIEN 4 pts
- LIES 4 pts
- LIEU 4 pts
- LINE 4 pts
- LINS 4 pts
- LUES 4 pts
- LUNE 4 pts
- LUNS 4 pts
- NILS 4 pts
- SEEL 4 pts
- SEEN 4 pts
- SENE 4 pts
- SINE 4 pts
- SLUE 4 pts
- UNIS 4 pts
3-letter words
34 words- CUM 7 pts
- MIC 7 pts
- CEE 5 pts
- CEL 5 pts
- CIS 5 pts
- CUE 5 pts
- ECU 5 pts
- ELM 5 pts
- EME 5 pts
- EMS 5 pts
- EMU 5 pts
- ICE 5 pts
- ISM 5 pts
- LUM 5 pts
- MEL 5 pts
- MEN 5 pts
- MES 5 pts
- MIL 5 pts
- MIS 5 pts
- MUN 5 pts
- MUS 5 pts
- EEL 3 pts
- ELS 3 pts
- ENS 3 pts
- INS 3 pts
- LEE 3 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LEU 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- LIN 3 pts
- LIS 3 pts
- LUN 3 pts
- NEE 3 pts
- NIL 3 pts
Hooks
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