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Benighten

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

About 3 syllables

9 letters · Rare

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

What does benighten mean?

We don’t have a definition for benighten yet. It appears in the game word lists marked below, so it is playable even without a dictionary meaning. That is common for rare, regional and technical words.

Is BENIGHTEN 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 BENIGHTEN worth?

Scrabble

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

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

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

NYT Crossplay

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

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

Words from the letters in BENIGHTEN

Hooks for BENIGHTEN

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

benightens

Words that end like BENIGHTEN

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

enlightenfrightenbrightenlightentighten
All words ending in -IGHTEN

Benighten: quick answers

Is BENIGHTEN a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. BENIGHTEN is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is BENIGHTEN worth?
BENIGHTEN scores 15 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What words can you make with the letters in BENIGHTEN?
You can make 143 shorter words from BENIGHTEN, such as BENIGHT, BIGHT, HENBIT, HENTING. See the full list.