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Is spotlight a Scrabble word?

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

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Is spotlight a Scrabble UK word?

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

S1P3O1T1L1I1G2H4T1

Is spotlight a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word spotlight is a Words With Friends word. The word spotlight is worth 17 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (2 found)

SPOTLIGHT,STOPLIGHT,

7-letter words (4 found)

GLOTTIS,LITHOPS,PLIGHTS,SPOTLIT,

6-letter words (19 found)

HOLIST,LIGHTS,LITHOS,PIGHTS,PILOTS,PISTOL,PITHOS,PITOTS,PLIGHT,POLISH,POSTIL,SLIGHT,SPIGHT,SPIGOT,SPILTH,SPOILT,THIOLS,TIGHTS,TILTHS,

5-letter words (49 found)

GHOST,GILTS,GLITS,GLOPS,GLOST,GOLPS,GOSHT,GOTHS,HILTS,HOIST,HOLTS,LIGHT,LIPOS,LITHO,LITHS,PHOTS,PIGHT,PILOT,PITHS,PITOT,PLOTS,POLIS,POLTS,POSIT,POTTS,SHOGI,SHOTT,SIGHT,SLIPT,SLOTH,SPILT,SPLIT,SPLOG,SPOIL,STILT,STOIT,STOPT,THIGS,THIOL,THOLI,TIGHT,TILTH,TILTS,TOILS,TOITS,TOLTS,TOPHI,TOPHS,TOPIS,

4-letter words (98 found)

GHIS,GILT,GIOS,GIPS,GIST,GITS,GLIT,GLOP,GOLP,GOSH,GOTH,HILT,HIPS,HIPT,HIST,HITS,HOGS,HOIS,HOLP,HOLS,HOLT,HOPS,HOST,HOTS,LIGS,LIPO,LIPS,LISP,LIST,LITH,LITS,LOGS,LOPS,LOSH,LOST,LOTH,LOTI,LOTS,OILS,OPTS,PHIS,PHOS,PHOT,PIGS,PISH,PISO,PITH,PITS,PLOT,POHS,POIS,POLS,POLT,POSH,POST,POTS,POTT,SHIP,SHIT,SHOG,SHOP,SHOT,SIGH,SILO,SILT,SITH,SLIP,SLIT,SLOG,SLOP,SLOT,SOIL,SOLI,SOPH,SOTH,SPIT,SPOT,STOP,STOT,THIG,THIO,THIS,TIGS,TILS,TILT,TIPS,TIPT,TITS,TOGS,TOIL,TOIT,TOLT,TOPH,TOPI,TOPS,TOSH,TOST,TOTS,

3-letter words (63 found)

GHI,GIO,GIP,GIS,GIT,GOS,GOT,HIP,HIS,HIT,HOG,HOI,HOP,HOS,HOT,IOS,ISH,ISO,ITS,LIG,LIP,LIS,LIT,LOG,LOP,LOS,LOT,OHS,OIL,OIS,OPS,OPT,PHI,PHO,PHT,PIG,PIS,PIT,POH,POI,POL,POS,POT,PSI,PST,SHO,SIG,SIP,SIT,SOG,SOH,SOL,SOP,SOT,THO,TIG,TIL,TIP,TIS,TIT,TOG,TOP,TOT,

2-letter words (21 found)

GI,GO,HI,HO,IO,IS,IT,LI,LO,OH,OI,OP,OS,PI,PO,SH,SI,SO,ST,TI,TO,

You can make 256 words from spotlight according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of spotlight

spotlight

Etymology

From spot +‎ light.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈspɒtˌlaɪt/
  • (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈspɑtˌlaɪt/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈspɔtˌlɑɪt/
  • Hyphenation: spot‧light

Noun

spotlight (plural spotlights)

  1. A bright, directional light or lamp, especially one used to illuminate the focus or center of attention on a stage.
  2. (by extension) The circle of light shed by a spotlight.
  3. (figurative) The center of attention; the highlight or most important part.

Hypernyms

  • light

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

spotlight (third-person singular simple present spotlights, present participle spotlighting, simple past and past participle spotlighted or spotlit)

  1. (transitive) To illuminate with a spotlight.
    We spotlight the star, but the supporting cast has all the great lines in this scene.
  2. (transitive, figurative) To draw attention to.
    The news series served to spotlight corruption.
  3. Synonym of jacklight (“to use a spotlight in hunting animals”)

Hypernyms

  • light

Translations

References

  • spotlight on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • lightpost, stop light, stoplight, toplights

Source: wiktionary.org