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Definition of lighten

"lighten" in the verb sense

1. lighten, lighten up, buoy up

make more cheerful

"the conversation lightened me up a bit"

2. lighten

reduce the weight on make lighter

"she lightened the load on the tired donkey"

3. lighten, lighten up, buoy up

become more cheerful

"after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"

4. brighten, lighten up, lighten

make more cheerful through the use of color

"The paint will brighten the room"

5. lighten, lighten up

become lighter

"The room lightened up"

6. relieve, lighten

alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive

"relieve the pressure and the stress"

"lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents"

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Quotations for lighten

Good is that darkening of our lives.
Which only God can brighten;
But better still that hopeless load.
Which none but God can lighten. [ Frederick William Faber ]

Strive
In offices of love how me may lighten
Each other's burden. [ Milton ]

Let us no more contend, nor blame
Each other, blam'd enough elsewhere, but strive
In offices of love, how we may lighten
Each other's burden, in our share of woe. [ Milton ]

Long while I sought to what I might compare
Those powerful eyes, which light my dark spirit;
Yet found I nought on earth, to which I dare
Resemble the image of their goodly light.
Not to the sun, for they do shine by night;
Nor to the moon, for they are changed never;
Nor to the stars, for they have purer sight;
Nor to the fire, for they consume not ever;
Nor to the lightning, for they still persevere;
Nor to the diamond, for they are more tender;
Nor unto crystal, for nought may they sever;
Nor unto glass, such baseness might offend her;
Then to the Maker's self the likest be;
Whose light doth lighten all that here we see. [ Spenser ]

Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be. [ Quintilian ]

Similes prove nothing, but yet greatly lighten and relieve the tedium of argument. [ South ]

Reason is as it were a light to lighten our steps and guide us through the journey of life. [ Cicero ]

Is it not a thing divine to have a smile which, none know how, has the power to lighten the weight of that enormous chain which all the living in common drag behind them? [ Victor Hugo ]

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lighten in Scrabble®

The word lighten is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters lighten:

LIGHTEN
(95 = 45 + 50)
LIGHTEN
(95 = 45 + 50)
ENLIGHT
(95 = 45 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

enlight, lighten

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word lighten

LIGHTEN
(95 = 45 + 50)
LIGHTEN
(95 = 45 + 50)
LIGHTEN
(94 = 44 + 50)
LIGHTEN
(89 = 39 + 50)
LIGHTEN
(86 = 36 + 50)
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LIGHTEN
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(83 = 33 + 50)
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(80 = 30 + 50)
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(78 = 28 + 50)
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(76 = 26 + 50)
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
(64 = 14 + 50)
LIGHTEN
(64 = 14 + 50)
LIGHTEN
(64 = 14 + 50)
LIGHTEN
(63 = 13 + 50)
LIGHTEN
(63 = 13 + 50)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In lighten

LIGHTEN
(95 = 45 + 50)
LIGHTEN
(95 = 45 + 50)
ENLIGHT
(95 = 45 + 50)
LIGHTEN
(94 = 44 + 50)
ENLIGHT
(94 = 44 + 50)
ENLIGHT
(89 = 39 + 50)
LIGHTEN
(89 = 39 + 50)
ENLIGHT
(88 = 38 + 50)
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(86 = 36 + 50)
LIGHTEN
(86 = 36 + 50)
ENLIGHT
(86 = 36 + 50)
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(86 = 36 + 50)
ENLIGHT
(86 = 36 + 50)
ENLIGHT
(86 = 36 + 50)
LIGHTEN
(86 = 36 + 50)
LIGHTEN
(86 = 36 + 50)
ENLIGHT
(86 = 36 + 50)
LIGHTEN
(86 = 36 + 50)
LIGHTEN
(86 = 36 + 50)
LIGHTEN
(83 = 33 + 50)
ENLIGHT
(83 = 33 + 50)
ENLIGHT
(80 = 30 + 50)
ENLIGHT
(80 = 30 + 50)
LIGHTEN
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ENLIGHT
(78 = 28 + 50)
LIGHTEN
(78 = 28 + 50)
LIGHTEN
(76 = 26 + 50)
LIGHTEN
(76 = 26 + 50)
ENLIGHT
(76 = 26 + 50)
ENLIGHT
(76 = 26 + 50)
LIGHTEN
(76 = 26 + 50)
LIGHTEN
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ENLIGHT
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LIGHTEN
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ENLIGHT
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ENLIGHT
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ENLIGHT
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ENLIGHT
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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ENLIGHT
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
(72 = 22 + 50)
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(72 = 22 + 50)
LIGHTEN
(72 = 22 + 50)
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LIGHTEN
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lighten in Words With Friends™

The word lighten is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters lighten:

LIGHTEN
(104 = 69 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

enlight, lighten

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word lighten

LIGHTEN
(104 = 69 + 35)
LIGHTEN
(98 = 63 + 35)
LIGHTEN
(98 = 63 + 35)
LIGHTEN
(92 = 57 + 35)
LIGHTEN
(92 = 57 + 35)
LIGHTEN
(92 = 57 + 35)
LIGHTEN
(87 = 52 + 35)
LIGHTEN
(87 = 52 + 35)
LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
(86 = 51 + 35)
LIGHTEN
(86 = 51 + 35)
LIGHTEN
(80 = 45 + 35)
LIGHTEN
(80 = 45 + 35)
LIGHTEN
(73 = 38 + 35)
LIGHTEN
(69 = 34 + 35)
LIGHTEN
(69 = 34 + 35)
LIGHTEN
(67 = 32 + 35)
LIGHTEN
(65 = 30 + 35)
LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
(50 = 15 + 35)
LIGHTEN
(49 = 14 + 35)
LIGHTEN
(49 = 14 + 35)
LIGHTEN
(49 = 14 + 35)
LIGHTEN
(48 = 13 + 35)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In lighten

LIGHTEN
(104 = 69 + 35)
ENLIGHT
(98 = 63 + 35)
ENLIGHT
(98 = 63 + 35)
LIGHTEN
(98 = 63 + 35)
LIGHTEN
(98 = 63 + 35)
ENLIGHT
(92 = 57 + 35)
ENLIGHT
(92 = 57 + 35)
LIGHTEN
(92 = 57 + 35)
LIGHTEN
(92 = 57 + 35)
LIGHTEN
(92 = 57 + 35)
ENLIGHT
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ENLIGHT
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ENLIGHT
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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ENLIGHT
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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ENLIGHT
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ENLIGHT
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LIGHTEN
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(69 = 34 + 35)
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Words within the letters of lighten

2 letter words in lighten (7 words)

ehelenhehiinit

3 letter words in lighten (17 words)

gelgetginhenhethitlegletlielitnetnilnittenthetietin

4 letter words in lighten (16 words)

gentgiltglenhilthintlentlienlinelintlitenighthenthintiletineting

5 letter words in lighten (12 words)

eightglinthingeinletlegitlightlitheneighnightthinethingtinge

6 letter words in lighten (2 words)

lengthtingle

7 letter words in lighten (Anagrams) (2 words)

enlightlighten

lighten + 1 blank (4 words)

enlightshotelinglightenspenlight

lighten + 2 blanks (25 words)

chelatingearthlingenlightedenlightenevenlighthalteringhostelinglatheringlengthierlengthilylightenedlightenerlightnesslightsmenlithogenynightlessnightlifenightlikeovenlightpenlightsrelightensightlinesleuthingundelightunlighted
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Word Growth involving lighten

Shorter words in lighten

light

en ten

Longer words containing lighten

enlighten enlightened enlightenedly

enlighten enlightened enlightenedness

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