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Benight

b 3e 1n 1i 1g 2h 4t 1

About 2 syllables

verb · 7 letters · Rare

  • Scrabble US & Canada : not valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : not valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does benight mean?

verb

  1. overtake with darkness or night

  2. envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness

    “The benighted peoples of this area”

  3. make darker and difficult to perceive by sight

    Synonymsbedim

Is BENIGHT a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) No
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) No
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is BENIGHT worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
b 3e 1n 1i 1g 2h 4t 1

Words With Friends

15 pts
b 4e 1n 2i 1g 3h 3t 1

Wordfeud

15 pts
b 4e 1n 1i 1g 3h 4t 1

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
b 4e 1n 1i 1g 4h 3t 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BENIGHT

Hooks for BENIGHT

Add one letter to the front or back of BENIGHT to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

benights

Words that end like BENIGHT

Common words that share the ending -IGHT, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

tonightmidnightdelightinsightuprightdaylightoutrightsunlightdownrightfortnighthighlighthindsightuptightairtightalightskylighttwilightbullfightgoodnightheadlightmoonlightspotlightstarlighttaillight
All words ending in -IGHT

Benight: quick answers

Is BENIGHT a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. BENIGHT is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is BENIGHT worth?
BENIGHT scores 13 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does benight mean?
As a verb, benight means “overtake with darkness or night”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BENIGHT?
You can make 88 shorter words from BENIGHT, such as BIGHT, HENBIT, HETING, BETH. See the full list.