What does ILLUSION mean?

Pronunciation
/ˌɪˈluʒən/
Letters
8
Scrabble score
8
Words With Friends score
12
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. an erroneous mental representation
  2. something many people believe that is false“they have the illusion that I am very wealthy”
  3. the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
  4. an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

illusions9

Anagrams of ILLUSION

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside ILLUSION

55 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Questions

Is ILLUSION a valid word in word games?

ILLUSION is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is ILLUSION worth?

ILLUSION is worth 8 points with Scrabble letter values and 12 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from ILLUSION?

55 other words, including IN, IS, ON and SO.