Unscramble LIGHTENERS and you have 370 words, LIGHTENERS itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of LIGHTENERS is on the page: SHELTERING, each 14 points. The best shorter words score 13: 4 of them, LENGTHIER, LIGHTENER and RESHINGLE included. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from LIGHTENERS by length: 2 with 10 letters, 7 with 9, 40 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
LIGHTENERS and 1 anagram, SHELTERING, make up the 10-letter words made with LIGHTENERS letters; each scores 14 points.
Among 40 8-letter words from LIGHTENERS, the top score is 12, reached by 18. STERLING, STEERING and LISTENER are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble LIGHTENERS, 19 score 11 points, the group's best. NEITHER, INTEGER and SHELTER are the ones most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words made with LIGHTENERS letters, the top score is 10, reached by 19. RIGHTS, THINGS and EITHER are the familiar ones.
19 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble LIGHTENERS tie at 9 points; none scores more. RIGHT, NIGHT and LIGHT will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words from LIGHTENERS, 6 score 8 points, the group's best. HERE, THEN and HITS are the ones most people know.
GHI tops the 3-letter words in LIGHTENERS at 7 points; next come EHS and ETH on 6. GET, ITS and LET will look familiar.
Keep every letter of LIGHTENERS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with LI · ending in RS · all 10-letter words
LIGHTENERS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. LIGHTENERS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIGHTENERS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 370) | 285 | 370 | 267 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 85 of them: THEGNLIER, ENLIGHTS, GHRELINS, HERLINGS, INSHELTER, RIGHTENS, SHEELING, ENLIGHT, GHRELIN, HERLING, RIGHTEN, THEEING and 73 more. Words With Friends* skips 18 of them: HENGES, SHEITEL, GREENLIT, HENGE, HIREES, REELINGS, EELINGS, HIREE, RELISTEN, SHITE, EELING, SHEN and 6 more.
These 5 words take every letter of LIGHTENERS plus a single extra one.