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Is LIGHTENS a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list LIGHTENS is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
12148

What does LIGHTENS mean?

LIGHTENS is a form of LIGHTEN.

  1. verbmake more cheerful
  2. verbbecome more cheerful
  3. verbreduce the weight on; make lighter

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Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up LIGHTENS in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is LIGHTENS a Scrabble word?

LIGHTENS is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is LIGHTENS worth?

LIGHTENS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does LIGHTENS mean?

Make more cheerful.