diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/editor/illuminate.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/editor/illuminate.lua
index 59aada0ab5..0db006552e 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/editor/illuminate.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/editor/illuminate.lua
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 -- This works with LSP, Treesitter, and regexp matching to find the other
 -- instances.
 return {
+  -- disable snacks words
+  { "snacks.nvim", opts = { words = { enabled = false } } },
+
   {
     "RRethy/vim-illuminate",
     event = "LazyFile",