ENLIGHTENINGLY is valid in North America, not in Collins — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. ENLIGHTENINGLY is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ENLIGHTENINGLY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENLIGHTENINGLY is to know. It scores 22 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENLIGHTENINGLY
No single letter turns ENLIGHTENINGLY into another word.
How ENLIGHTENINGLY scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in ENLIGHTENINGLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENLIGHTENINGLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ENLIGHTENINGLY mean in Scrabble?
ENLIGHTENINGLY is the adverb formed from ENLIGHTENING.
Shorter words from the letters in ENLIGHTENINGLY
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Common questions about ENLIGHTENINGLY
- Is ENLIGHTENINGLY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ENLIGHTENINGLY is not in it.
- How many points is ENLIGHTENINGLY worth?
- ENLIGHTENINGLY is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ENLIGHTENINGLY?
- No single letter can be added to ENLIGHTENINGLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of ENLIGHTENINGLY:
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