Is ALIGHTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ALIGHTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ALIGHTING mean?
Alighting 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
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 9
A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 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 ALIGHTING
ALIGHTING 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.
Words you can make from ALIGHTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- lighting13
- hailing11
- halting11
- hilting11
- lathing11
- nilghai11
- ligating10
- alight10
- haling10
- hating10
- gaiting9
- lithia9
- tahini9
- ahing9
- laigh9
- light9
- night9
- thang9
- thing9
- intagli8
- tailing8
- galing8
- gating8
- gingal8
- haint8
- laith8
- lathi8
- nihil8
- thali8
- ghat8
- hang8
- nigh8
- ailing7
- nilgai7
- tiling7
- aging7
- hail7
- halt7
- hant7
- hila7
- hili7
- hilt7
- hint7
- lath7
- than7
- thin7
- ghi7
- hag7
- algin6
- align6
- atigi6
- giant6
- glint6
- liang6
- ligan6
- linga6
- gang6
- giga6
- ahi6
- hat6
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