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Benights

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

About 2 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Rare · third-person singular form of benight

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

What does benights 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 benights.

Is BENIGHTS 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 BENIGHTS worth?

Scrabble

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

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

16 pts
b 4e 1n 1i 1g 3h 4t 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
b 4e 1n 1i 1g 4h 3t 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in BENIGHTS

Words that end like BENIGHTS

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

delightshighlightsinsightsuprightsalightsskylightsbullfightsfootlightsheadlightsmoonlightsspotlightstaillightsflashlightsfloodlightsplaywrightssearchlightslightsrightsfightsnightssightsblightsflightsfrights
All words ending in -IGHTS

Benights: quick answers

Is BENIGHTS a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. BENIGHTS is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is BENIGHTS worth?
BENIGHTS scores 14 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does benights mean?
benights is the third-person singular form of 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 BENIGHTS?
You can make 243 shorter words from BENIGHTS, such as BENIGHT, BESIGH, BIGHTS, HENBITS. See the full list.