Is CANDLELIGHTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CANDLELIGHTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CANDLELIGHTS mean?
Candlelights is a form of CANDLELIGHT.
- noun
the light provided by a burning candle
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + L (1) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + S (1) = 19 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 CANDLELIGHTS
CANDLELIGHTS 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 CANDLELIGHTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- candlelight18
- detaching16
- chelating15
- lichgates15
- teachings15
- thinclads15
- chatlines14
- giltheads14
- cheating14
- clashing14
- echidnas14
- etchings14
- glitches14
- latching14
- leaching14
- letching14
- lichgate14
- scathing14
- snatched14
- snitched14
- stanched14
- teaching14
- teiglach14
- thinclad14
- changed14
- gatched14
- athelings13
- descaling13
- alighted13
- asthenic13
- challies13
- chanties13
- chatline13
- chillest13
- cleanish13
- deashing13
- delights13
- ethicals13
- ethnical13
- gilthead13
- headings13
- hellcats13
- shingled13
- slighted13
- cashing13
- cathing13
- chained13
- changes13
- chanted13
- chasing13
- chields13
- childes13
- chilled13
- chinsed13
- clashed13
- ditches13
- echidna13
- etching13
- gatches13
- ginches13
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