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
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
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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