LIGHTLIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. LIGHTLIES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept LIGHTLIES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIGHTLIES is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIGHTLIES
No single letter turns LIGHTLIES into another word.
How LIGHTLIES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in LIGHTLIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LIGHTLIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LIGHTLIES mean in Scrabble?
LIGHTLIES is the present-tense form of LIGHTLY used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in LIGHTLIES
Showing 40 of 198. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about LIGHTLIES
- Is LIGHTLIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LIGHTLIES is not in it.
- How many points is LIGHTLIES worth?
- LIGHTLIES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to LIGHTLIES?
- No single letter can be added to LIGHTLIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LIGHTLIES:
Open LIGHTLIES in the Word Finder