256 words come out when you unscramble BENIGHTENED, starting with BENIGHTENED itself: 18 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are BENIGHTED and BENEDIGHT, 16 points each. The 11 letters split into 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from BENIGHTENED by length: 1 with 11 letters, 3 with 9, 2 with 8, 20 with 7, 44 with 6, 48 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble BENIGHTENED, BEDIGHT and BIGHTED tie for first at 14 points. NEEDING, BENDING and TENDING are everyday picks.
Among the 6-letter words from BENIGHTENED, BEHIND leads with 12 points, then HENBIT and HINGED on 11. ENGINE, ENDING and INTEND are the familiar ones.
BIGHT scores highest among the 5-letter words made with BENIGHTENED letters at 11 points, ahead of DIGHT and HEBEN on 10. BEING, NIGHT and THING are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble BENIGHTENED, BETH and HEBE tie for first at 9 points. BEEN, THEN and EDIT are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words from BENIGHTENED are led by EDH, GHI and HID, 7 points each. GET, END and BIG are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of BENIGHTENED but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with BE · ending in ED · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with BENIGHTED (16 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: BENIGHTENED is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENIGHTENED itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 256) | 188 | 255 | 176 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BENIGHTENED, BENEDIGHT, BENIGHTEN, BENIGHT, HENDING, NIGHTED, THEEING, BEETING, BEGINNE, HEBEN, HENNED, HETING and 55 more, 67 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BEIGNE, HENGE, BEEDI, GENNED, BING, IDENT, NIENTE, TENGE, DENI, TENNE, NEG, GI and 1 more, 13 in all. Not in Scrabble US: HEBE. Not in Scrabble UK: BINT.