Is BENIGHTED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BENIGHTED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BENIGHTED mean?
- adjective
overtaken by night or darkness
“benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home”
- adjective
lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture
“this benighted country”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 9
B (3) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 16 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 BENIGHTED
BENIGHTED 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 BENIGHTED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bedight14
- bighted14
- heeding12
- neighed12
- behind12
- henbit11
- hinged11
- nighed11
- bight11
- beignet10
- binged10
- hented10
- hinted10
- dight10
- hedge10
- thebe10
- beigne9
- betide9
- theine9
- eight9
- gibed9
- henge9
- hinge9
- neigh9
- night9
- thegn9
- thing9
- beth9
- nidget8
- tinged8
- beedi8
- beget8
- begin8
- beige8
- being8
- bidet8
- binge8
- debit8
- thein8
- thine8
- ghee8
- heed8
- hide8
- hied8
- hind8
- nigh8
- endite7
- teeing7
- deign7
- dinge7
- bend7
- bide7
- bind7
- bing7
- debt7
- gibe7
- hent7
- hint7
- thee7
- then7
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