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What does lightening mean? Is lightening a Scrabble word?

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Is lightening a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word lightening is a Scrabble US word. The word lightening is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

L1I1G2H4T1E1N1I1N1G2

Is lightening a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word lightening is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

L1I1G2H4T1E1N1I1N1G2

Is lightening a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word lightening is a Words With Friends word. The word lightening is worth 19 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

L2I1G3H3T1E1N2I1N2G3

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10-letter words (2 found)

ENLIGHTING,LIGHTENING,

9-letter words (1 found)

LIGHTNING,

8-letter words (8 found)

GENTLING,GLENTING,GLINTING,LENITING,LIGHTING,NEIGHING,TINGEING,TINGLING,

7-letter words (17 found)

ENLIGHT,GEITING,GINGELI,HEILING,HENTING,HILTING,HINGING,HINTING,LENGING,LIGHTEN,LIGNITE,LINTING,LITHING,NIGHING,NIGHTIE,NITHING,TINGING,

6-letter words (28 found)

ENGILT,GENTIL,GIEING,GIGLET,GILGIE,GINGLE,GINNEL,HELING,HETING,HIEING,HIGGLE,HINNIE,IGNITE,INGINE,INTINE,LEGGIN,LENGTH,LIGNIN,LINING,LINNET,LINTIE,LITING,NIGGLE,TIEING,TILING,TINGLE,TINING,TINNIE,

5-letter words (33 found)

EHING,EIGHT,ELINT,ENLIT,GENII,GIGHE,GILET,GINGE,GLENT,GLINT,HINGE,INGLE,INLET,INNIT,INTEL,INTIL,LEGIT,LENTI,LIGGE,LIGHT,LIGNE,LINEN,LININ,LITHE,NEIGH,NIGHT,NIHIL,NINTH,THEGN,THEIN,THINE,THING,TINGE,

4-letter words (42 found)

ELHI,GEIT,GELT,GENT,GIEN,GILT,GING,GINN,GITE,GLEG,GLEI,GLEN,GLIT,HEIL,HENT,HILI,HILT,HING,HINT,INTI,LENG,LENT,LIEN,LINE,LING,LINN,LINT,LITE,LITH,NIGH,NINE,NITE,TEGG,TEIL,TEIN,THEN,THIG,THIN,TIGE,TILE,TINE,TING,

3-letter words (41 found)

EGG,ELT,ENG,ETH,GEL,GEN,GET,GHI,GIE,GIG,GIN,GIT,HEN,HET,HIE,HIN,HIT,IGG,ING,INN,LEG,LEI,LET,LIE,LIG,LIN,LIT,NEG,NET,NIE,NIL,NIT,NTH,TEG,TEL,TEN,THE,TIE,TIG,TIL,TIN,

2-letter words (13 found)

EH,EL,EN,ET,GI,HE,HI,IN,IT,LI,NE,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 186 words from lightening according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of lightening

lightening

Etymology 1

Verb

lightening

  1. present participle and gerund of lighten

Noun

lightening (plural lightenings)

  1. The act or result of making something light or lighter.
  2. (medicine) The sensation caused by the descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity before the onset of labour
  3. (nautical) The removal of cargo (especially crude oil) from a vessel in order to reduce its draft

Etymology 2

Noun

lightening

  1. (obsolete or proscribed) Alternative form of lightning
Usage notes

Regarded as a misspelling by all modern authorities.

Anagrams

  • enlighting

Source: wiktionary.org