Is LIGHTENED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LIGHTENED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LIGHTENED mean?
Lightened is a form of LIGHTEN.
- verb
make more cheerful
“the conversation lightened me up a bit”
- verb
reduce the weight on; make lighter
“she lightened the load on the tired donkey”
- verb
become more cheerful
“after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit”
- verb
make more cheerful through the use of color
“The paint will brighten the room”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 9
L (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 14 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 LIGHTENED
LIGHTENED 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 LIGHTENED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- delight12
- heeding12
- lighted12
- neighed12
- heeling11
- lighten11
- hinged11
- nighed11
- deleting10
- theelin10
- heiled10
- hented10
- hilted10
- hinted10
- length10
- dight10
- hedge10
- deleing9
- gentled9
- glinted9
- tingled9
- theine9
- eight9
- henge9
- hinge9
- light9
- neigh9
- night9
- thegn9
- thing9
- gentile8
- lenited8
- dingle8
- engild8
- legend8
- nidget8
- tinged8
- lethe8
- lithe8
- thein8
- thine8
- ghee8
- heed8
- held8
- hide8
- hied8
- hind8
- nigh8
- dentil7
- eeling7
- elegit7
- endite7
- gentil7
- gentle7
- linted7
- teeing7
- tingle7
- deign7
- dinge7
- gelid7
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