Is DAYLIGHTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DAYLIGHTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DAYLIGHTS mean?
Daylights is a form of DAYLIGHT.
- noun
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
“the dawn turned night into day”
- noun
light during the daytime
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + A (1) + Y (4) + L (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + S (1) = 17 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 DAYLIGHTS
DAYLIGHTS 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 DAYLIGHTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- daylight16
- ghastly14
- ladyish14
- shadily14
- sightly14
- hastily13
- dashy12
- dishy12
- shady12
- alights11
- stagily11
- staidly11
- dights11
- hasty11
- hylas11
- lathy11
- shaly11
- shily11
- alight10
- daylit10
- halids10
- laighs10
- lights10
- slight10
- dight10
- glady10
- ashy10
- hays10
- hiya10
- hyla10
- shay10
- lathis9
- latish9
- tahsil9
- thalis9
- dahls9
- daily9
- daisy9
- dashi9
- dhals9
- ditsy9
- gaily9
- ghast9
- ghats9
- hadst9
- halid9
- idyls9
- laigh9
- light9
- sadly9
- sayid9
- sight9
- stagy9
- yagis9
- hay9
- shy9
- thy9
- yah9
- hails8
- halts8
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