Lightest

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:13 pts8 letters
Definition of Lightest

verb

  1. To start (a fire).

    "We lit the fire to get some heat."

  2. To set fire to; to set burning.

    "She lit her last match."

  3. To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.

    "I used my torch to light the way home through the woods in the night."

  4. To become ignited; to take fire.

    "This soggy match will not light."

  5. To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.

adjective

  1. Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.

    "The room is light when the Sun shines through the window."

  2. Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.

    "She had light skin."

  3. (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.

    "I like my coffee light."

verb

  1. To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
  2. To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.

adjective

  1. Having little or relatively little actual weight; not cumbrous or unwieldy.

    "a light load ; a lighter backpack after having removed the books ; light weapons"

  2. Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.

    "feathers and cork are light ; oil is lighter than water"

  3. Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard or proper amount; clipped or diminished.

    "to issue light coin"

  4. Lacking that which burdens or makes heavy.
  5. Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.

    "a light bread ; sponge cake is a light cake"

verb

  1. To find by chance.

    "I lit upon a rare book in a second-hand bookseller's."

  2. To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
  3. To alight; to land or come down.

    "She fell out of the window but luckily lit on her feet."

Anagrams of Lightest

No exact anagrams found for "lightest". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Lightest"

Lightest is a 8-letter word that scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Lightest" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "lightest" is a medium-scoring word.