Lighting

/ˈlaɪtɪŋ/

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

Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:16 pts8 letters

Definition of Lighting

verb

To start (a fire).
"We lit the fire to get some heat."
To set fire to; to set burning.
"She lit her last match."
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."
To become ignited; to take fire.
"This soggy match will not light."
To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.

verb

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

verb

To find by chance.
"I lit upon a rare book in a second-hand bookseller's."
To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
To alight; to land or come down.
"She fell out of the window but luckily lit on her feet."

noun

The equipment used to provide illumination; the illumination so provided.
The act of activating such equipment, or of igniting a flame etc.
The process of annealing metals.

Anagrams of Lighting

Words You Can Make

31 words can be made from the letters in "lighting":

7-LETTER WORDS

6-LETTER WORDS

5-LETTER WORDS

glint light night nihil thing

4-LETTER WORDS

gilt hili hilt hint inti ling lint nigh thin ting

3-LETTER WORDS

ghi gig gin git hin hit igg lin lit nil nit nth til tin

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+slightings slighting

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

catch fireconflagrateignitekindleilluminatelight upsetalightlandchance uponcome uponfindhappen uponhit uponillumination

ANTONYMS

extinguishput outquench

Rhyming Words

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