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HIGHLIGHTER is a word✓ Scrabble US✓ Scrabble UK✓ Words With Friends

noun: a cosmetic used to highlight the eyes or cheekbones

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H43I1G23H43L12I1G23H43T1E1R1

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By length, the words from HIGHLIGHTER split into 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 9, 5 with 7, 13 with 6, 23 with 5, 45 with 4, 36 with 3 and 12 with 2. None has 10 or 8 letters.

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11 Letter Words You Can Make with highlighter

1 word · top score 18

9 Letter Words You Can Make with highlighter

1 word · top score 16 · everyday: HIGHLIGHT

Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with HIGHLIGHTER letters: HIGHLIGHT, for 20 points.

7 Letter Words You Can Make with highlighter

5 words · top score 13 (+50 for all 7 tiles) · everyday: LIGHTER

The best of the 7-letter words in HIGHLIGHTER is HEIGHTH, 17 points; HIGGLER and THIGGER on 12 follow. LIGHTER is an everyday pick.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with highlighter

13 words · top score 13 · everyday: HIGHER, HEIGHT, EIGHTH

HIGHTH tops the 6-letter words from HIGHLIGHTER at 16 points; next come EIGHTH and HEIGHT on 13. HIGHER will look familiar.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with highlighter

23 words · top score 12 · everyday: RIGHT, LIGHT, EIGHT

The 5-letter words you get when you unscramble HIGHLIGHTER are led by HEIGH, HIGHT and THIGH, 12 points each. RIGHT, LIGHT and EIGHT are the familiar ones.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with highlighter

45 words · top score 11 · everyday: HIGH, GIRL, HIRE

HIGH tops the 4-letter words from HIGHLIGHTER at 11 points; next come HETH on 10 and THIG on 8. GIRL, HIRE and LITE will look familiar.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with highlighter

36 words · top score 9 · everyday: GET, LET, HIT

Among the 3-letter words in HIGHLIGHTER, HEH leads with 9 points, then GHI on 7 and ETH on 6. GET, LET and HIT are the familiar ones.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with highlighter

12 words · top score 5 · everyday: IT, HE, HI

Among the 2-letter words made with HIGHLIGHTER letters, EH, HE and HI tie for first at 5 points. IT is an everyday pick.

Neighbor Words of HIGHLIGHTER

Keep every letter of HIGHLIGHTER but one, change that one, and you get:

More 11-letter words: starting with HI · ending in ER · all 11-letter words

Definitions for the Top HIGHLIGHTER Plays

HIGHLIGHTER first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.

Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends

HIGHLIGHTER 22 · 22
a cosmetic used to highlight the eyes or cheekbones
HIGHLIGHT 20 · 20
move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
HEIGHTH 17 · 15
the highest point
HIGHTH 16 · 14
the highest point
EIGHTH 13 · 12
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
HEIGHT 13 · 12
the vertical dimension of extension
HIGHER 13 · 12
advanced in complexity or elaboration
HEIGH 12 · 11
used to attract attention

HIGHLIGHTER in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?

HIGHLIGHTER works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the Words With Friends list.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
HIGHLIGHTER itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 136)110135109

* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.

Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: THIGGER, HITHE, GILGIE, LIGGER, THIG, TIGGER, LIGGE, LITH, TEHR, GILET, REH, RIGG and 13 more, 25 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HEIL and TE, 2 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: ITER.

Unscramble HIGHLIGHTER and you have 136 words, HIGHLIGHTER itself among them: it scores 22 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. The 11 letters split into 3 vowels and 8 consonants.

One Extra Tile and HIGHLIGHTER Grows

This word takes every letter of HIGHLIGHTER plus a single extra one.

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