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illuminating

12 letters · 5 vowels · 7 consonants

Is ILLUMINATING a word?

Yes. ILLUMINATING is a 12-letter adjective. tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell ILLUMINATING?

I-L-L-U-M-I-N-A-T-I-N-G

ILLUMINATING contains 12 letters, begins with I, and ends with G.

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Meaning and definition

1adjective

  1. tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance

    “an enlightening glimpse of government in action”
Synonyms
enlighteninginformative
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score15points
Words With Friends22points
Word length12letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is ILLUMINATING spelled?

I1L2L3U4M5I6N7A8T9I10N11G12
Starts withILLFirst 3 letters
Ends withINGLast 3 letters
Unique letters8Repeats I, L, N
Vowel balance5 / 7Vowels / consonants
Popular spelling questions →12-letter words →Words starting with ILL →Words ending in ING →Words made from ILLUMINATING →Words with A →Words with G →Words with I →Words with L →

03 Word-game status

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04 Related words

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illustrating13 ptsillaqueating22 ptsillumination14 ptsilluminative17 ptsilluminators14 ptsbituminating17 ptsdelaminating16 ptsillegalising14 ptsillegalizing23 ptsillimitation14 ptsilluminances16 ptsingeminating16 pts

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About ILLUMINATING.

How do you spell ILLUMINATING?

ILLUMINATING is spelled I-L-L-U-M-I-N-A-T-I-N-G. It contains 12 letters.