Is HEIGHTENED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HEIGHTENED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HEIGHTENED mean?
Heightened is a form of HEIGHTEN.
- verb
become more extreme
“The tension heightened”
- verb
make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity
“heightened interest”
- verb
increase
“This will enhance your enjoyment”
- verb
increase the height of
“The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 18 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 HEIGHTENED
HEIGHTENED 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 HEIGHTENED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- heighten15
- highted15
- thighed15
- eighth13
- height13
- eighteen12
- heeding12
- neighed12
- heigh12
- hight12
- thigh12
- hinged11
- nighed11
- high11
- hented10
- hinted10
- dight10
- hedge10
- heth10
- ethene9
- theine9
- eight9
- henge9
- hinge9
- neigh9
- night9
- thegn9
- thing9
- heh9
- nidget8
- tinged8
- thein8
- thine8
- ghee8
- heed8
- hide8
- hied8
- hind8
- nigh8
- endite7
- teeing7
- deign7
- dinge7
- hent7
- hint7
- thee7
- then7
- thin7
- edh7
- ghi7
- hid7
- diene6
- genet6
- genie6
- ident6
- teind6
- tenge6
- tined6
- tinge6
- ding6
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