Is ALIGHTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ALIGHTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ALIGHTS mean?
Alights 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
11
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
7
Letters
A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + S (1) = 11 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 ALIGHTS
ALIGHTS 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 ALIGHTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- alight10
- laighs10
- lights10
- slight10
- lathis9
- latish9
- tahsil9
- thalis9
- ghast9
- ghats9
- laigh9
- light9
- sight9
- hails8
- halts8
- hilts8
- laith8
- lathi8
- laths8
- saith8
- shalt8
- thali8
- gash8
- ghat8
- ghis8
- hags8
- shag8
- sigh8
- gaslit7
- ahis7
- hail7
- halt7
- hast7
- hats7
- hila7
- hilt7
- hist7
- hits7
- lahs7
- lash7
- lath7
- shat7
- shit7
- sith7
- this7
- ghi7
- hag7
- agist6
- gaits6
- gilts6
- glias6
- sigla6
- staig6
- ahi6
- ahs6
- ash6
- has6
- hat6
- his6
- hit6
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