Is DEADLIGHTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEADLIGHTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEADLIGHTS mean?
Deadlights is a form of DEADLIGHT.
- noun
a strong shutter over a ship's porthole that is closed in stormy weather
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + L (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + S (1) = 16 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 DEADLIGHTS
DEADLIGHTS 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 DEADLIGHTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deadlight15
- giltheads14
- alighted13
- delights13
- gilthead13
- slighted13
- dighted13
- daledhs12
- delight12
- haddest12
- laddish12
- lighted12
- sighted12
- adelgids11
- gladdest11
- alights11
- daleths11
- halides11
- sleight11
- daledh11
- dashed11
- dights11
- dished11
- gashed11
- shaded11
- siddha11
- sighed11
- gladiest10
- laddiest10
- adelgid10
- halites10
- heliast10
- alight10
- daleth10
- deaths10
- delish10
- eights10
- geisha10
- hailed10
- halide10
- halids10
- halted10
- hasted10
- hilted10
- histed10
- laighs10
- lashed10
- lathed10
- lights10
- shaled10
- shield10
- sleigh10
- slight10
- dight10
- haded10
- hided10
- agisted9
- dilated9
- laddies9
- ligated9
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