Unscramble lightening

Unscramble LIGHTENING and you have 187 words, LIGHTENING itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of LIGHTENING is on the page: ENLIGHTING, each 15 points. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.

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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.

Possible Words From lightening

Counting the words from LIGHTENING 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.

10 Letter Words You Can Make with lightening

LIGHTENING and 1 anagram, ENLIGHTING, make up the 10-letter words made with LIGHTENING letters; each scores 15 points.

9 Letter Words You Can Make with lightening

LIGHTNING is the only one of the 9-letter words in LIGHTENING; it scores 14 points.

8 Letter Words You Can Make with lightening

LIGHTING and NEIGHING are the top 8-letter words you get when you unscramble LIGHTENING, 13 points each. TINGLING will look familiar.

7 Letter Words You Can Make with lightening

The 7-letter words from LIGHTENING are led by HINGING and NIGHING, 12 points each. LIGHTEN is the familiar one.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with lightening

HIGGLE scores highest among the 6-letter words made with LIGHTENING letters at 11 points, ahead of HELING and HETING on 10. LENGTH, LINING and IGNITE are the ones most people know.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with lightening

The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble LIGHTENING is GIGHE, 10 points; EHING and EIGHT on 9 follow. NIGHT, LIGHT and THING are everyday picks.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with lightening

HING, NIGH and THIG share the top score of 8 among the 4-letter words from LIGHTENING. THEN, LINE and NINE are the ones most people know.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with lightening

GHI tops the 3-letter words in LIGHTENING at 7 points; next come ETH and HEN on 6. GET, LET and NET will look familiar.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with lightening

EH, HE and HI share the top score of 5 among the 2-letter words made with LIGHTENING letters. IN and IT are the ones most people know.

LIGHTENING With One Letter Changed

These 6 words have the length of LIGHTENING, with one letter different:

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What the Best LIGHTENING Words Mean

The meaning of LIGHTENING, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.

Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends

LIGHTENING 15 · 19
the act of lightening
LIGHTNING 14 · 18
light emitted by meteorological electricity
LIGHTING 13 · 16
the act of illuminating
NEIGHING 13 · 16
to utter the cry of a horse
HINGING 12 · 15
to attach a jointed device
NIGHING 12 · 15
to approach
HEILING 11 · 13
to salute
HENTING 11 · 13
to grasp

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

Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept LIGHTENING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
LIGHTENING itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 187)144187131

* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.

43 of the 187 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ENLIGHTING, ENLIGHT, LITHING, NITHING, GLENTING, HELING, HETING, EHING, GEITING, LENGING, GILGIE, GINGLE and 31 more. 13 of the 187 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: THINGIE, HINNIE, LENITING, LINTING, TEGG, GITE, IGG, INNIE, INTEL, NEG, TEIN, GI and 1 more.

Add a Letter to LIGHTENING

Each word below uses all the letters of LIGHTENING and one more.

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