Is LIGHTEN a word?
LIGHTEN is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends, has 7 letters, and can be rearranged into 1 other word, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, LIGHTEN is a valid word.
Scrabble 11Words With Friends 13Length 7
What does lighten mean?
verb: make more cheerful.
“the conversation lightened me up a bit”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
LIGHTEN: word details
- Pronunciation: LEYE-tuhn (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 7 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 33,192 7-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 11 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 13 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Anagrams of lighten
Shorter words inside lighten
Words you can make from the letters of lighten.
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Frequently asked questions
What does LIGHTEN mean?
LIGHTEN is a verb. It means: make more cheerful.
Is LIGHTEN a valid word?
Yes, LIGHTEN is a valid word. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.