294 words come out when you unscramble LIGHTNESS, starting with LIGHTNESS itself: 13 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 13 points: NIGHTLESS. Among the shorter answers, 4 reach 12 points, SHINGLES, LIGHTENS and ENLIGHTS among them. It has 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from LIGHTNESS by length: 2 with 9 letters, 7 with 8, 27 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
Of the 27 7-letter words from LIGHTNESS, 9 score 11 points, the group's best. SINGLES, LENGTHS and LISTENS are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble LIGHTNESS; 13 of them share the top score of 10. THINGS, SINGLE and LENGTH are everyday picks.
14 of 60 5-letter words in LIGHTNESS tie at 9 points; none scores more. NIGHT, LIGHT and THING will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words made with LIGHTNESS letters, the top score is 8, reached by 5. THEN, GETS and HITS are the familiar ones.
GHI tops the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble LIGHTNESS at 7 points; next come EHS and ETH on 6. GET, ITS and SET will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of LIGHTNESS, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with LI · ending in SS · all 9-letter words
The meaning of LIGHTNESS, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
LIGHTNESS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIGHTNESS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 294) | 230 | 294 | 210 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ENLIGHTS, ENLIGHT, ELSHINS, HELING, HETING, TEHSILS, EHING, ELSHIN, GHEST, HINGS, LITHES, NISHES and 52 more, 64 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SHITES, SNIGLETS, SHITE, SNIGLET, STINGES, GLISSE, SESH, SHEN, STINGE, GITES, INTELS, GITE and 8 more, 20 in all.
These 6 words take every letter of LIGHTNESS plus a single extra one.