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Lights

l 1i 1g 2h 4t 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 6 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of light

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

What does lights mean?

noun

  1. (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation

    “the light was filtered through a soft glass window”

    Synonymsvisible lightvisible radiation

  2. any device serving as a source of illumination

    “he stopped the car and turned off the lights”

    Synonymslight source

  3. a particular perspective or aspect of a situation

    “although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand”

  4. the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light

    “its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun”

    Synonymsluminositybrightnessbrightness levelluminanceluminousness

  5. an illuminated area

    “he stepped into the light”

  6. a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination

    “follow God's light”

    Synonymsillumination

verb

  1. make lighter or brighter

    “This lamp lightens the room a bit”

    Synonymsillumeilluminelight upilluminate

  2. begin to smoke

    “After the meal, some of the diners lit up”

    Synonymslight upfire up

  3. to come to rest, settle

    “Misfortune lighted upon him”

    Synonymsalightperch

  4. cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat

    “Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter”

    Synonymsignite

  5. fall to somebody by assignment or lot

    “The task fell to me”

    Synonymsfall

  6. alight from (a horse)

    Synonymsunhorsedismountget offget down

Definitions shown for light, the base form of lights.

Is LIGHTS 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 LIGHTS worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
l 1i 1g 2h 4t 1s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
l 2i 1g 3h 3t 1s 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
l 1i 1g 3h 4t 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
l 2i 1g 4h 3t 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in LIGHTS

Anagrams 1

slight

Hooks for LIGHTS

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

Front hooks

alightsblightsflightsplightsslights

Back hooks

None

Words that end like LIGHTS

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.

rightsfightsnightssightstightsfrightsknightsinsightsuprightsbullfightscopyrightsovernightsoversightsplaywrightsblightsflightsplightsslightsdelightshighlightsalightsskylightsfootlightsheadlights
All words ending in -IGHTS

Lights: quick answers

Is LIGHTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. LIGHTS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is LIGHTS worth?
LIGHTS scores 10 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does lights mean?
lights is the plural and third-person singular form of light, which means “(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation”. It has 12 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in LIGHTS?
You can make 51 shorter words from LIGHTS, such as LIGHT, SIGHT, THIGS, GHIS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of LIGHTS?
LIGHTS rearranges into SLIGHT.