Is ALIGHTED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ALIGHTED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ALIGHTED mean?
Alighted is a form of ALIGHT.
- verb
to come to rest, settle
“Misfortune lighted upon him”
- verb
come down
“the birds alighted”
- adjective
lighted up by or as by fire or flame
“forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ALIGHTED
ALIGHTED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of ALIGHTED
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from ALIGHTED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gilthead13
- delight12
- lighted12
- alight10
- daleth10
- hailed10
- halide10
- halted10
- hilted10
- lathed10
- dight10
- ligated9
- halite9
- death9
- eight9
- haled9
- halid9
- hated9
- laigh9
- light9
- gaited8
- laith8
- lathe8
- lathi8
- lithe8
- thali8
- ahed8
- dahl8
- dhal8
- ghat8
- hade8
- haed8
- head8
- held8
- hide8
- hied8
- aiglet7
- detail7
- dilate7
- gelati7
- ligate7
- tailed7
- algid7
- galed7
- gated7
- gelid7
- glade7
- glide7
- eath7
- elhi7
- haet7
- hail7
- hale7
- halt7
- hate7
- heal7
- heat7
- heil7
- hila7
- hilt7
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