Unscramble LIGHTNESSES to get 365 words. LIGHTNESSES itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is SLIGHTNESS, 14 points. It has 11 letters, 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from LIGHTNESSES by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 13 with 9, 31 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words made with LIGHTNESSES letters: SLIGHTNESS, for 14 points.
Of the 31 8-letter words you get when you unscramble LIGHTNESSES, 10 score 12 points, the group's best. SHINGLES and GENTILES are the ones most people know.
60 7-letter words from LIGHTNESSES; 12 of them share the top score of 11. SINGLES, GENESIS and LENGTHS are everyday picks.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble LIGHTNESSES, 15 score 10 points, the group's best. THINGS, LENGTH and LIGHTS are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words from LIGHTNESSES; 16 of them share the top score of 9. NIGHT, LIGHT and THING are everyday picks.
6 of 60 4-letter words in LIGHTNESSES tie at 8 points; none scores more. THEN, GETS and HITS will look familiar.
The best of the 3-letter words made with LIGHTNESSES letters is GHI, 7 points; EHS and ETH on 6 follow. SEE, GET and ITS are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of LIGHTNESSES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with LI · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
The meaning of LIGHTNESSES, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept LIGHTNESSES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIGHTNESSES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 365) | 284 | 365 | 256 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SEETHINGS, ENLIGHTS, SHEELING, SHINELESS, ENLIGHT, GHESSES, LEISHEST, THEEING, THISNESS, ELSHINS, GHESSE, HELING and 69 more, 81 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HINGELESS, SHEITELS, SHITLESS, HENGES, SHEITEL, HENGE, SESHES, SHITES, SNIGLETS, EELINGS, GLISSES, LITENESS and 16 more, 28 in all.
This word takes every letter of LIGHTNESSES plus a single extra one.