Lighten

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

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:13 pts7 letters

Definition of Lighten

Verb

To make brighter or clearer; to illuminate.
"to lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the streets"
To become brighter or clearer; to brighten.
To flash lightning, to give off lightning.
To emit or disclose in, or as if in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning.
To illuminate with knowledge.

Verb

To alleviate; to reduce the burden of.
"Sorrow can be lightened by being openly brought out."
To make light or lighter in weight.
To make less serious or more cheerful.
To become light or lighter in weight.
To become less serious or more cheerful.

Verb

To descend; to light.

Anagrams of Lighten

Words You Can Make

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

6-LETTER WORDS

gentil length tingle

5-LETTER WORDS

eight elint glint hinge ingle inlet legit light lithe neigh night thegn thein thine thing+1 more

4-LETTER WORDS

elhi gelt gent gien gilt gite glen heil hent hilt hint lent lien line ling+9 more

3-LETTER WORDS

eng eth gel gen get ghi gie

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "lighten" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

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