Is BENIGHTEDNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BENIGHTEDNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
20
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
13
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 20 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 BenightednessHooks for BENIGHTEDNESS
BENIGHTEDNESS 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 BENIGHTEDNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- benighted16
- bedsheets15
- bedights15
- bheesties14
- bedsheet14
- bedight14
- bighted14
- eighteens13
- sennights13
- sheetings13
- sightseen13
- thingness13
- bheestie13
- hedgiest13
- shebeens13
- shending13
- behinds13
- beestings12
- bendiness12
- sheeniest12
- besieged12
- eighteen12
- nighness12
- seething12
- sennight12
- sheening12
- sheeting12
- sightsee12
- behests12
- heeding12
- henbits12
- neighed12
- shebeen12
- sighted12
- behind12
- bights12
- designees11
- digeneses11
- beignets11
- bendiest11
- besieges11
- sheenies11
- thinness11
- bending11
- heisted11
- henting11
- nighest11
- seethed11
- sheened11
- sheeted11
- shinned11
- thinned11
- behest11
- bishes11
- dights11
- hedges11
- henbit11
- hinged11
- nighed11
- sighed11
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