Unscramble ENLIGHTING and you have 187 words, ENLIGHTING itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of ENLIGHTING is on the page: LIGHTENING, each 15 points. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from ENLIGHTING by length: 2 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 8 with 8, 18 with 7, 28 with 6, 34 with 5, 42 with 4, 41 with 3 and 13 with 2.
The 10-letter words made with ENLIGHTING letters are 2: ENLIGHTING itself and 1 anagram, LIGHTENING. Each scores 15 points.
LIGHTNING is the only one of the 9-letter words in ENLIGHTING; it scores 14 points.
Among the 6-letter words in ENLIGHTING, HIGGLE leads with 11 points, then HELING and HETING on 10. LENGTH, LINING and IGNITE are the familiar ones.
GIGHE tops the 5-letter words made with ENLIGHTING letters at 10 points; next come EHING and EIGHT on 9. NIGHT, LIGHT and THING will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble ENLIGHTING, HING, NIGH and THIG tie for first at 8 points. THEN, LINE and NINE are everyday picks.
These 6 words have the length of ENLIGHTING, with one letter different:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; LIGHTENING (15 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts ENLIGHTING, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENLIGHTING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 187) | 144 | 187 | 131 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ENLIGHTING, ENLIGHT, LITHING, NITHING, GLENTING, HELING, HETING, EHING, GEITING, LENGING, GILGIE, GINGLE and 31 more, 43 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: THINGIE, HINNIE, LENITING, LINTING, TEGG, GITE, IGG, INNIE, INTEL, NEG, TEIN, GI and 1 more, 13 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of ENLIGHTING and one more.