Is HIGHLIGHTED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HIGHLIGHTED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HIGHLIGHTED mean?
Highlighted is a form of HIGHLIGHT.
- verb
move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
“The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics”
- noun
the most interesting or memorable part
“the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican”
- noun
an area of lightness in a picture
- verb
apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent
“highlight the area above your eyebrows”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
11
Letters
H (4) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + L (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 23 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 HIGHLIGHTED
HIGHLIGHTED 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 HIGHLIGHTED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- highlight20
- heighth17
- highth16
- highted15
- thighed15
- higgled13
- eighth13
- height13
- delight12
- lighted12
- heigh12
- hight12
- thigh12
- higgle11
- high11
- hilted10
- dight10
- gighe10
- heth10
- eight9
- light9
- heh9
- giglet8
- igged8
- lithe8
- held8
- hide8
- hied8
- digit7
- gelid7
- glide7
- elhi7
- heil7
- hili7
- hilt7
- edh7
- ghi7
- hid7
- legit6
- teiid6
- tilde6
- tiled6
- geld6
- gied6
- gild6
- gled6
- gleg6
- tegg6
- eth6
- het6
- hie6
- hit6
- the6
- deil5
- deli5
- delt5
- diel5
- diet5
- dite5
- edit5
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