Unscramble highlight

Unscramble HIGHLIGHT and you have 26 words, HIGHLIGHT itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants.

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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.

Possible Words From highlight

Words from HIGHLIGHT by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 6, 3 with 5, 7 with 4, 9 with 3 and 5 with 2. None has 8 or 7 letters.

9 Letter Words You Can Make with highlight

6 Letter Words You Can Make with highlight

Just 1 of the 6-letter words made with HIGHLIGHT letters: HIGHTH, for 16 points.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with highlight

HIGHT and THIGH share the top score of 12 among the 5-letter words in HIGHLIGHT. LIGHT is the one most people know.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with highlight

Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble HIGHLIGHT, HIGH leads with 11 points, then THIG on 8 and HILI on 7. GILT is the familiar one.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with highlight

GHI tops the 3-letter words from HIGHLIGHT at 7 points; next come HIT on 6 and GIG on 5. LIT will look familiar.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with highlight

Among the 2-letter words made with HIGHLIGHT letters, HI leads with 5 points, then GI on 3 and IT on 2.

Definitions for the Top HIGHLIGHT Plays

Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with HIGHTH (16 points).

Scrabble · Words With Friends points

HIGHTH 16 · 14
the highest point
HIGHT 12 · 11
to command
THIGH 12 · 11
a part of the leg
HIGH 11 · 10
reaching far upward
LIGHT 9 · 10
having little weight
GHI 7 · 7
a kind of liquid butter
HILI 7 · 7
a small opening in a bodily organ
HILT 7 · 7
to provide a weapon with a handle

Is HIGHLIGHT Playable in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

HIGHLIGHT works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
HIGHLIGHT itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 26)212619

* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.

Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: THIG, LITH, GLIT, LIG and TIG, 5 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: IGG and GI, 2 in all.

One Extra Tile and HIGHLIGHT Grows

With one more tile, the letters of HIGHLIGHT spell the words below.

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