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Definition of lightens

"lightens" 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"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for lightens

Not the poet in the moment
Fancy lightens on his e'e,
Kens the pleasure, feels the rapture,
That thy presence gies to me. [ Burns ]

Love lightens labour and sweetens sorrow. [ Proverb ]

What is philosophy? It is something that lightens up, that makes bright. [ Victor Cousin ]

Friendship throws a greater luster on prosperity, while it lightens adversity by sharing in its griefs and anxieties. [ Cicero ]

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lightens in Scrabble®

The word lightens is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters lightens:

LIGHTENS
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (9 words)

english, enlight, glisten, lengths, lighten, shingle, singlet, sleight, tingles

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word lightens

LIGHTENS
(144)
LIGHTENS
(117)
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LIGHTENS
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LIGHTENS
(14)

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

LIGHTENS
(144)
LIGHTENS
(117)
LIGHTENS
(96)
ENGLISH
(95 = 45 + 50)
SHINGLE
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SLEIGHT
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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
(94 = 44 + 50)
LENGTHS
(94 = 44 + 50)
SLEIGHT
(94 = 44 + 50)
ENGLISH
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LIGHTEN
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SLEIGHT
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ENGLISH
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ENLIGHT
(89 = 39 + 50)
LENGTHS
(89 = 39 + 50)
SHINGLE
(89 = 39 + 50)
LENGTHS
(88 = 38 + 50)
ENLIGHT
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SHINGLE
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SLEIGHT
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ENLIGHT
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ENLIGHT
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SHINGLE
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ENGLISH
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LIGHTEN
(86 = 36 + 50)
ENLIGHT
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SLEIGHT
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LIGHTEN
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SHINGLE
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ENGLISH
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SHINGLE
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ENGLISH
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LIGHTEN
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SHINGLE
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ENGLISH
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LIGHTEN
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SHINGLE
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SLEIGHT
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ENGLISH
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LENGTHS
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ENLIGHT
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LENGTHS
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SLEIGHT
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ENLIGHT
(86 = 36 + 50)
ENLIGHT
(86 = 36 + 50)
SHINGLE
(83 = 33 + 50)
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(83 = 33 + 50)
LIGHTEN
(83 = 33 + 50)
LENGTHS
(83 = 33 + 50)
SLEIGHT
(83 = 33 + 50)
ENGLISH
(83 = 33 + 50)
GLISTEN
(82 = 32 + 50)
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(82 = 32 + 50)
TINGLES
(82 = 32 + 50)
SINGLET
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ENGLISH
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LENGTHS
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SLEIGHT
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ENLIGHT
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LIGHTEN
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TINGLES
(80 = 30 + 50)
ENLIGHT
(78 = 28 + 50)
LIGHTEN
(78 = 28 + 50)
LIGHTENS
(78)
SLEIGHT
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SHINGLE
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ENGLISH
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GLISTEN
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GLISTEN
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GLISTEN
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SINGLET
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GLISTEN
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SLEIGHT
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ENGLISH
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SHINGLE
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ENGLISH
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SHINGLE
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LIGHTEN
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LENGTHS
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LENGTHS
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
(76 = 26 + 50)
LIGHTEN
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SLEIGHT
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SHINGLE
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SLEIGHT
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ENGLISH
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SHINGLE
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SLEIGHT
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ENGLISH
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ENLIGHT
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ENLIGHT
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ENLIGHT
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SLEIGHT
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ENLIGHT
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ENLIGHT
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SHINGLE
(74 = 24 + 50)
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LENGTHS
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LENGTHS
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TINGLES
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LIGHTEN
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GLISTEN
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SHINGLE
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SHINGLE
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SINGLET
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LIGHTEN
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ENLIGHT
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LIGHTEN
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ENLIGHT
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lightens in Words With Friends™

The word lightens is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 14

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

LIGHTENS
(120)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (9 words)

english, enlight, glisten, lengths, lighten, shingle, singlet, sleight, tingles

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word lightens

LIGHTENS
(120)
LIGHTENS
(96)
LIGHTENS
(72)
LIGHTENS
(66)
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(64)
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(48)
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(40)
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(36)
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(34)
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(32)
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(16)
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(15)
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(15)

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

LIGHTENS
(120)
LENGTHS
(110 = 75 + 35)
LIGHTEN
(104 = 69 + 35)
SHINGLE
(104 = 69 + 35)
ENLIGHT
(98 = 63 + 35)
ENGLISH
(98 = 63 + 35)
ENGLISH
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SHINGLE
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SHINGLE
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ENLIGHT
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LIGHTEN
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ENGLISH
(98 = 63 + 35)
LENGTHS
(98 = 63 + 35)
LIGHTEN
(98 = 63 + 35)
LENGTHS
(98 = 63 + 35)
LIGHTENS
(96)
SLEIGHT
(95 = 60 + 35)
SLEIGHT
(95 = 60 + 35)
LIGHTEN
(92 = 57 + 35)
LENGTHS
(92 = 57 + 35)
ENGLISH
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SINGLET
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ENLIGHT
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LENGTHS
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LIGHTEN
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GLISTEN
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SHINGLE
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ENGLISH
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TINGLES
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LIGHTEN
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TINGLES
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SINGLET
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ENLIGHT
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LENGTHS
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ENLIGHT
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SLEIGHT
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SHINGLE
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ENLIGHT
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SHINGLE
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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SHINGLE
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ENLIGHT
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LIGHTEN
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SHINGLE
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GLISTEN
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TINGLES
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SINGLET
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ENLIGHT
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TINGLES
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LIGHTEN
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SHINGLE
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TINGLES
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ENGLISH
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SHINGLE
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LIGHTEN
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ENGLISH
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LIGHTEN
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SINGLET
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SLEIGHT
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SLEIGHT
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SINGLET
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GLISTEN
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SINGLET
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LIGHTEN
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SHINGLE
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SHINGLE
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ENLIGHT
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ENGLISH
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ENGLISH
(73 = 38 + 35)
LIGHTENS
(72)
LENGTH
(72)
SLEIGHT
(71 = 36 + 35)
SLEIGHT
(71 = 36 + 35)
LENGTHS
(69 = 34 + 35)
GLISTEN
(69 = 34 + 35)
ENLIGHT
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LENGTHS
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LIGHTEN
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ENLIGHT
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LIGHTEN
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ENGLISH
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SHINGLE
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SLEIGHT
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ENLIGHT
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ENGLISH
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SHINGLE
(67 = 32 + 35)
SHINGLE
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ENGLISH
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LENGTHS
(67 = 32 + 35)
LIGHTEN
(67 = 32 + 35)
ENLIGHT
(67 = 32 + 35)
LIGHTENS
(66)
LIGHTENS
(66)
LIGHTENS
(66)
ENLIGHT
(65 = 30 + 35)
SLEIGHT
(65 = 30 + 35)
SLEIGHT
(65 = 30 + 35)
GLISTEN
(65 = 30 + 35)
ENLIGHT
(65 = 30 + 35)
SHINGLE
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LENGTHS
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SINGLET
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ENGLISH
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SHINGLE
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ENGLISH
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TINGLES
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GLISTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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LIGHTEN
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ENGLISH
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ENLIGHT
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SHINGLE
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SHINGLE
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ENLIGHT
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ENGLISH
(65 = 30 + 35)
LENGTHS
(65 = 30 + 35)
LIGHTENS
(64)
ENGLISH
(63 = 28 + 35)
ENLIGHT
(63 = 28 + 35)
ENLIGHT
(63 = 28 + 35)
SLEIGHT
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ENGLISH
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ENGLISH
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SLEIGHT
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LIGHTEN
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GLISTEN
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LIGHTEN
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SHINGLE
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SHINGLE
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HINGES
(63)
NIGHTS
(63)
LIGHTEN
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Words containing the sequence lightens

Words that start with lightens (1 word)

lightens

Words with lightens in them (1 word)

lightens

Words that end with lightens (4 words)

enlightenslightensreenlightensrelightens
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Word Growth involving lightens

Shorter words in lightens

light lighten

en ten lighten

en ens tens

en ten tens

Longer words containing lightens

enlightens reenlightens

relightens