Is LIGHTING valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIGHTING, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is LIGHTING worth?

LIGHTING is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to LIGHTING?

LIGHTING takes 6 hooks: 5 in front and 1 at the end.

LIGHTING is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points

Yes. LIGHTING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.

l1i1g2h4t1i1n1g2

PlayableLIGHTING · 8 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF

13points in Scrabble

16points in Words with Friends

8letters

6hooks available

Which word lists accept LIGHTING?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries	Valid
Words with FriendsZynga word list	Valid

Word power: 56 / 100

56WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.63

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

rack + board tile

Tile availability 20%

5.25%

Our own measure of how useful LIGHTING is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for LIGHTING

Front hooks — 5

alighting14 blighting16 flighting17 plighting16 slighting14

Back hooks — 1

lightings14

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How LIGHTING scores

Scrabble l1i1g2h4t1i1n1g2 13

Words with Friends l2i1g3h3t1i1n2g3 16

Face value of the 8 tiles in LIGHTING, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
l	1	4
i	2	9
g	2	3
h	1	2
t	1	6
n	1	6

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LIGHTING has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with LIGHTING

lightings14

1 longer words begin with LIGHTING.

Shorter words from the letters in LIGHTING

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Common questions about LIGHTING

Is LIGHTING valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIGHTING, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is LIGHTING worth?: LIGHTING is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to LIGHTING?: LIGHTING takes 6 hooks: 5 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LIGHTING:

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