Is ENLIGHTENINGLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ENLIGHTENINGLY is a valid word in US Scrabble, worth 22 points.It is not valid in UK Scrabble.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
22
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
14
Letters
E (1) + N (1) + L (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + L (1) + Y (4) = 22 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Invalid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 EnlighteninglyHooks for ENLIGHTENINGLY
ENLIGHTENINGLY 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 ENLIGHTENINGLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- enlightening17
- lengthening16
- negligently16
- lengthily16
- lightening15
- tinglingly15
- hinnying15
- lightning14
- hygiene14
- lengthy14
- lightly14
- nightly14
- thegnly14
- enlighten13
- gillying13
- gingeley13
- gingelly13
- lighting13
- neighing13
- ethinyl13
- hyenine13
- lithely13
- ninthly13
- eighty13
- nighty13
- thingy13
- hygge13
- leniently12
- lengthen12
- thinning12
- gingely12
- gleying12
- hinging12
- nighing12
- ethyne12
- henley12
- thinly12
- ghyll12
- hying12
- gelignite11
- negligent11
- ghillie11
- heeling11
- heiling11
- helling11
- henting11
- hilling11
- hilting11
- hinting11
- inlying11
- lighten11
- nightie11
- thingie11
- yeeting11
- yelling11
- yenning11
- glegly11
- higgle11
- niggly11
- ethyl11
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