What LUMEN Means
- noun: a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions
- noun: a cavity or passage in a tubular organ“the lumen of the intestine”
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
LUMEN is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as L1 U1 M3 E1 N1.
Words Made From The Letters In LUMEN
22 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
4 letter words (4)
3 letter words (9)
2 letter words (9)
Longer Words Containing LUMEN
LUMEN appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
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