Enlightening

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:17 ptsWWF:22 pts12 letters

Definition of Enlightening

verb

To supply with light.
"The sun enlightens the Earth."
To make something clear to (someone); to give knowledge or understanding to.

adjective

Serving to enlighten.

Anagrams of Enlightening

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "enlightening":

11-LETTER WORDS

10-LETTER WORDS

9-LETTER WORDS

enlighten gelignite lightning negligent

8-LETTER WORDS

engining gentling gleeting glinting lengthen leniting lighting neighing thinning tingeing tingling

7-LETTER WORDS

gentile gingeli ginning heeling heiling henting hilting hinging hinting lenient lighten lignite linting neglige nighing+4 more

6-LETTER WORDS

elegit engine geeing gentil gentle gieing giglet heinie hieing higgle ignite inning intine leggin

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

appriseinformnotifyilluminateillumine

ANTONYMS

endarken

Rhyming Words

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