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Heightens

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

About 2 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Common · third-person singular form of heighten

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

What does heightens 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 heightens.

Is HEIGHTENS 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 HEIGHTENS worth?

Scrabble

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

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

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

NYT Crossplay

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

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

Words from the letters in HEIGHTENS

Words that end like HEIGHTENS

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

happensdozensevensopensfrightensthreatenschickensshortensgardenshardensheavenslistenssaddenssickenstokensbrightenschristenslengthensblackensbroadenschastenscheapenscoarsensflattens
All words ending in -ENS

Heightens: quick answers

Is HEIGHTENS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. HEIGHTENS 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 HEIGHTENS worth?
HEIGHTENS scores 16 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does heightens mean?
heightens is the third-person singular form of heighten, which means “become more extreme”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in HEIGHTENS?
You can make 262 shorter words from HEIGHTENS, such as HEIGHTEN, EIGHTHS, HEIGHTS, HIGHEST. See the full list.