Unscramble LIGHTENINGS to get 372 words. LIGHTENINGS itself is a real word: 16 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. The 11 letters split into 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
L12I1G23H43T1E1N12I1N12G23S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from LIGHTENINGS by length: 1 with 11 letters, 5 with 10, 15 with 9, 33 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
Of the 5 10-letter words made with LIGHTENINGS letters, 4 score 15 points, the group's best. LIGHTENING is the one most people know.
Among 15 9-letter words in LIGHTENINGS, the top score is 14, reached by 6. LISTENING and LIGHTNING are the familiar ones.
LIGHTING, NEIGHING and SIGHTING are the top 8-letter words from LIGHTENINGS, 13 points each. TINGLING will look familiar.
60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble LIGHTENINGS; 4 of them share the top score of 12. LISTING, INSIGHT and SINGING are everyday picks.
Among the 6-letter words from LIGHTENINGS, HIGGLE leads with 11 points, then EIGHTS and HELING on 10. THINGS, SINGLE and LENGTH are the familiar ones.
GIGHE tops the 5-letter words in LIGHTENINGS at 10 points; next come EHING and EIGHT on 9. NIGHT, LIGHT and THING will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with LIGHTENINGS letters, 5 score 8 points, the group's best. THEN, GETS and HITS are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble LIGHTENINGS, GHI leads with 7 points, then EHS and ETH on 6. GET, ITS and SET are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of LIGHTENINGS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with LI · ending in GS · all 11-letter words
What LIGHTENINGS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: LIGHTENINGS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIGHTENINGS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 372) | 282 | 372 | 257 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 90 of them: ENLIGHTING, NEIGHINGS, GENTILISH, ENLIGHTS, HINTINGS, NITHINGS, SHEILING, TINGLISH, ENLIGHT, LITHING, NITHING, SHITING and 78 more. Words With Friends* skips 25 of them: LIGHTENINGS, SIGHTLINE, THINGIES, NIGGLIEST, THINGIE, HINNIE, LENITING, LINTING, SHITE, SNIGLET, SHEN, STINGE and 13 more.
With one more tile, the letters of LIGHTENINGS spell the words below.