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Delighting

d 2e 1l 1i 1g 2h 4t 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Very common · present participle of delight

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

What does delighting mean?

verb

  1. give pleasure to or be pleasing to

    “These colors please the senses”

    Synonymsplease

  2. take delight in

    “he delights in his granddaughter”

    Synonymsenjoyrevel

  3. hold spellbound

    Synonymsenchantenrapturetransportenthrallravish

Definitions shown for delight, the base form of delighting.

Is DELIGHTING a valid word?

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

How many points is DELIGHTING worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
d 2e 1l 1i 1g 2h 4t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

19 pts
d 2e 1l 2i 1g 3h 3t 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

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

NYT Crossplay

20 pts
d 2e 1l 2i 1g 4h 3t 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in DELIGHTING

Words that end like DELIGHTING

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

highlightingalightingmoonlightingspotlightingfloodlightingfightinglightingsightingblightingfrightingknightingplightingslightingcopyrightingrighting
All words ending in -IGHTING

Delighting: quick answers

Is DELIGHTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DELIGHTING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DELIGHTING worth?
DELIGHTING scores 16 points in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 20 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does delighting mean?
delighting is the present participle of delight, which means “give pleasure to or be pleasing to”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DELIGHTING?
You can make 272 shorter words from DELIGHTING, such as DIGHTING, HEDGING, HIGGLED, LIGHTING. See the full list.