Is BLIGHTERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BLIGHTERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BLIGHTERS mean?
Blighters is a form of BLIGHTER.
- noun
a persistently annoying person
- noun
a boy or man
“that chap is your host”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + L (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 15 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 BLIGHTERS
BLIGHTERS 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 BLIGHTERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- blighter14
- blithers13
- blights13
- brights13
- lighters12
- relights12
- slighter12
- blither12
- bights12
- blight12
- bright12
- gilberts11
- lighter11
- relight11
- resight11
- sighter11
- sleight11
- berths11
- births11
- blithe11
- briths11
- bight11
- gerbils10
- giblets10
- gilbert10
- slither10
- eights10
- girths10
- griths10
- lights10
- rights10
- sigher10
- sleigh10
- slight10
- berth10
- beths10
- birth10
- brith10
- herbs10
- blister9
- bristle9
- riblets9
- begirt9
- bilges9
- gerbil9
- gibers9
- giblet9
- hirsel9
- hirsle9
- lither9
- relish9
- theirs9
- thirls9
- eight9
- girsh9
- girth9
- grith9
- light9
- right9
- sight9
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