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Is HEIGHTENS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, HEIGHTENS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does HEIGHTENS mean?

Heightens is a form of HEIGHTEN.

  1. verb

    become more extreme

    “The tension heightened”

  2. verb

    make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity

    “heightened interest”

  3. verb

    increase

    “This will enhance your enjoyment”

  4. verb

    increase the height of

    “The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
16
Letters
9

H (4) + E (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + E (1) + N (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 HEIGHTENS

HEIGHTENS 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 HEIGHTENS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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