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Heightened

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

About 2 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Common · past tense of heighten

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

What does heightened mean?

verb

  1. become more extreme

    “The tension heightened”

    Synonymsrise

  2. make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity

    “heightened interest”

  3. increase

    “This will enhance your enjoyment”

    Synonymsenhanceraise

  4. increase the height of

    “The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars”

  5. make (one's senses) more acute

    “This drug will sharpen your vision”

    Synonymssharpen

  6. make more intense, stronger, or more marked

    “The efforts were intensified”

    Synonymsintensifycompounddeepen

Definitions shown for heighten, the base form of heightened.

Is HEIGHTENED 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 HEIGHTENED worth?

Scrabble

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

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

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

NYT Crossplay

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

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

Words from the letters in HEIGHTENED

Words that end like HEIGHTENED

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

happenedevenedopenedfrightenedthreatenedshortenedhardenedlistenedsaddenedsickenedbrightenedchristenedlengthenedblackenedbroadenedchastenedcheapenedchickenedcoarsenedflattenedfreshenedgangrenedgladdenedglistened
All words ending in -ENED

Heightened: quick answers

Is HEIGHTENED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. HEIGHTENED is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 18 points before board bonuses.
How many points is HEIGHTENED worth?
HEIGHTENED scores 18 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 19 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does heightened mean?
heightened is the past tense of heighten, which means “become more extreme”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in HEIGHTENED?
You can make 178 shorter words from HEIGHTENED, such as HEIGHTEN, HIGHTED, THIGHED, HIGHED. See the full list.