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Is lightness a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word lightness is a Scrabble US word. The word lightness is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is lightness a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word lightness is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

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Yes. The word lightness is a Words With Friends word. The word lightness is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (2 found)

LIGHTNESS,NIGHTLESS,

8-letter words (7 found)

ENLIGHTS,GLISTENS,LIGHTENS,SHINGLES,SINGLETS,SLEIGHTS,SNIGLETS,

7-letter words (27 found)

ELSHINS,ENGLISH,ENLIGHT,ENLISTS,GLISTEN,HITLESS,INGESTS,LEGISTS,LENGTHS,LESTING,LIGHTEN,LISTENS,NIGHEST,SHINGLE,SIGNETS,SILENTS,SINGLES,SINGLET,SITHENS,SLEIGHS,SLEIGHT,SLIGHTS,SNIGLET,STINGES,TEHSILS,TINGLES,TINSELS,

6-letter words (66 found)

EIGHTS,ELINTS,ELSHIN,ELSINS,ENGILT,ENLIST,GEISTS,GENTIL,GILETS,GLENTS,GLINTS,GLISSE,GNEISS,HEISTS,HELING,HETING,HINGES,INGEST,INGLES,INLETS,INSETS,INTELS,ISLETS,ISTLES,LEGIST,LEGITS,LENGTH,LIGHTS,LIGNES,LISTEN,LITHES,NEIGHS,NIGHTS,NISHES,SENGIS,SHIELS,SHIEST,SHINES,SHITES,SIENTS,SIETHS,SIGHTS,SIGNET,SILENS,SILENT,SINGES,SINGLE,SITHEN,SITHES,SLEIGH,SLIEST,SLIGHT,SLINGS,STEILS,STEINS,STILES,STINGE,STINGS,TEHSIL,THEGNS,THEINS,THESIS,THINGS,TINGES,TINGLE,TINSEL,

5-letter words (117 found)

EHING,EIGHT,ELINT,ELSIN,ENLIT,GEIST,GEITS,GELTS,GENTS,GESTS,GHEST,GILET,GILTS,GISTS,GITES,GLEIS,GLENS,GLENT,GLINT,GLITS,HEILS,HEIST,HENTS,HESTS,HILTS,HINGE,HINGS,HINTS,HISTS,INGLE,INLET,INSET,INTEL,ISHES,ISLES,ISLET,ISTLE,LEGIT,LEISH,LENGS,LENIS,LENTI,LESTS,LIENS,LIGHT,LIGNE,LINES,LINGS,LINTS,LISTS,LITES,LITHE,LITHS,NEIGH,NEIST,NELIS,NESTS,NIGHS,NIGHT,NISSE,NITES,SEGNI,SEILS,SENGI,SENSI,SENTI,SENTS,SHENT,SHETS,SHIEL,SHIES,SHINE,SHINS,SHIST,SHITE,SHITS,SIENS,SIENT,SIETH,SIGHS,SIGHT,SIGNS,SILEN,SILES,SILTS,SINES,SINGE,SINGS,SINHS,SITES,SITHE,SLING,SLISH,SLITS,SNIES,SNIGS,SNITS,STEIL,STEIN,STENS,STIES,STILE,STING,TEILS,TEINS,THEGN,THEIN,THENS,THIGS,THINE,THING,THINS,TIGES,TILES,TINES,TINGE,TINGS,

4-letter words (122 found)

EGIS,EISH,ELHI,ELTS,ENGS,ENTS,ESTS,ETHS,GEIT,GELS,GELT,GENS,GENT,GEST,GETS,GHIS,GIEN,GIES,GILT,GINS,GIST,GITE,GITS,GLEI,GLEN,GLIT,HEIL,HENS,HENT,HEST,HETS,HIES,HILT,HING,HINS,HINT,HISN,HISS,HIST,HITS,INGS,ISLE,LEGS,LEIS,LENG,LENS,LENT,LESS,LEST,LETS,LIEN,LIES,LIGS,LINE,LING,LINS,LINT,LIST,LITE,LITH,LITS,NEGS,NESH,NESS,NEST,NETS,NIES,NIGH,NILS,NISH,NITE,NITS,SEGS,SEIL,SEIS,SELS,SENS,SENT,SESH,SETS,SHEN,SHES,SHET,SHIN,SHIT,SIEN,SIES,SIGH,SIGN,SIGS,SILE,SILT,SINE,SING,SINH,SINS,SIST,SITE,SITH,SITS,SLIT,SNIG,SNIT,STEN,STIE,TEGS,TEIL,TEIN,TELS,TENS,THEN,THIG,THIN,THIS,TIES,TIGE,TIGS,TILE,TILS,TINE,TING,TINS,

3-letter words (63 found)

EHS,ELS,ELT,ENG,ENS,ESS,EST,ETH,GEL,GEN,GET,GHI,GIE,GIN,GIS,GIT,HEN,HES,HET,HIE,HIN,HIS,HIT,ING,INS,ISH,ITS,LEG,LEI,LES,LET,LIE,LIG,LIN,LIS,LIT,NEG,NET,NIE,NIL,NIS,NIT,NTH,SEG,SEI,SEL,SEN,SET,SHE,SIG,SIN,SIS,SIT,TEG,TEL,TEN,TES,THE,TIE,TIG,TIL,TIN,TIS,

2-letter words (18 found)

EH,EL,EN,ES,ET,GI,HE,HI,IN,IS,IT,LI,NE,SH,SI,ST,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 423 words from lightness according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of lightness

lightness

Alternative forms

  • lightnesse (obsolete)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaɪtnəs/
  • Hyphenation: light‧ness

Etymology 1

From Middle English lightnes, lightnesse, from Old English līhtnes, lȳhtnys (“enlightening, illumination”), from Proto-West Germanic *liuhtinassī; equivalent to light (“to make bright, illuminate”, verb) +‎ -ness (suffix forming nouns). Cognate with Old High German liuhtnissi (“illumination, enlightening”).

Noun

lightness (countable and uncountable, plural lightnesses)

  1. (uncountable) the condition of being illuminated
  2. (uncountable) the relative whiteness or transparency of a colour
  3. (countable) The product of being illuminated.
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Etymology 2

From Middle English lightnes, lightnesse, from Old English *lēohtnes (“lightness”) (compare Old English lēohtmōdnes (“lightness”, literally “light-moodedness”), līhtingnes (“lightness, alleviation”)); equivalent to light (“not heavy”, adjective) +‎ -ness (suffix forming nouns). Cognate with Middle Low German luchtnisse, lüchtnisse (“lightness, frivolity, joyfulness”).

Noun

lightness (uncountable)

  1. The state of having little (or less) weight, or little force.
  2. Agility of movement.
  3. Freedom from worry.
  4. Levity, frivolity; inconsistency.
    • , New York 2001, p.75:
      Seneca […] accounts it a filthy lightness in men, every day to lay new foundations of their life, but who doth otherwise?
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Anagrams

  • nightless, slightens, thingless

Source: wiktionary.org