What LIGHTENING Means
- noun: descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped
- noun: changing to a lighter color
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
LIGHTENING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as L1 I1 G2 H4 T1 E1 N1 I1 N1 G2.
Anagrams of LIGHTENING (1)
Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.
Words Made From The Letters In LIGHTENING
181 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
9 letter words (1)
8 letter words (8)
7 letter words (16)
ENLIGHTGINGELIHEILINGHENTINGHILTINGHINGINGHINTINGLENGINGLIGHTENLIGNITELINTINGLITHINGNIGHINGNIGHTIENITHINGTINGING
6 letter words (27)
ENGILTGENTILGIEINGGIGLETGILGIEGINGLEGINNELHELINGHETINGHIEINGHIGGLEIGNITEINGINEINTINELEGGINLENGTHLIGNINLININGLINNETLINTIELITINGNIGGLETIEINGTILINGTINGLETININGTINNIE
5 letter words (33)
EHINGEIGHTELINTENLITGENIIGIGHEGILETGINGEGLENTGLINTHINGEINGLEINLETINNITINTELINTILLEGITLENTILIGGELIGHTLIGNELINENLININLITHENEIGHNIGHTNIHILNINTHTHEGNTHEINTHINETHINGTINGE
4 letter words (42)
ELHIGEITGELTGENTGIENGILTGINGGINNGITEGLEGGLEIGLENGLITHEILHENTHILIHILTHINGHINTINTILENGLENTLIENLINELINGLINNLINTLITELITHNIGHNINENITETEGGTEILTEINTHENTHIGTHINTIGETILETINETING
3 letter words (41)
EGGELTENGETHGELGENGETGHIGIEGIGGINGITHENHETHIEHINHITIGGINGINNLEGLEILETLIELIGLINLITNEGNETNIENILNITNTHTEGTELTENTHETIETIGTILTIN
2 letter words (13)
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