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Benighter

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

About 3 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Rare · form of benight

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

What does benighter 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

Definitions shown for benight, the base form of benighter.

Is BENIGHTER 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 BENIGHTER worth?

Scrabble

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

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

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

NYT Crossplay

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

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

Words from the letters in BENIGHTER

Hooks for BENIGHTER

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

benighters

Words that end like BENIGHTER

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

bullfighterbrighterslighterfighterlighterfirefighterrightertighter
All words ending in -IGHTER

Benighter: quick answers

Is BENIGHTER a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. BENIGHTER is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is BENIGHTER worth?
BENIGHTER scores 15 points in Scrabble, 17 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 does benighter mean?
benighter is related to benight, which means “overtake with darkness or night”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BENIGHTER?
You can make 271 shorter words from BENIGHTER, such as BERTHING, BRIGHTEN, BENIGHT, BRIGHT. See the full list.