Is BENIGHTEDLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BENIGHTEDLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
21
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) + L (1) + Y (4) = 21 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.
Definition
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See the definition of BenightedlyHooks for BENIGHTEDLY
BENIGHTEDLY 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 BENIGHTEDLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- benighted16
- blighty16
- blighted15
- lightened14
- bedight14
- bighted14
- hygiene14
- lengthy14
- nightly14
- thegnly14
- dinghy14
- belying13
- bylined13
- ethinyl13
- eighty13
- nighty13
- thingy13
- hedgy13
- bleeding12
- delight12
- heeding12
- lighted12
- neighed12
- beheld12
- behind12
- bigeye12
- blight12
- ethyne12
- henley12
- thinly12
- gybed12
- hying12
- beetling11
- blinged11
- heeling11
- lighten11
- needily11
- yeeting11
- bethel11
- blithe11
- byline11
- dingey11
- dyeing11
- edgily11
- gleyed11
- henbit11
- hinged11
- nighed11
- beigy11
- bendy11
- bight11
- bigly11
- bilgy11
- debye11
- ethyl11
- deleting10
- beignet10
- belting10
- theelin10
- bilged10
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