Spotlight

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

Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:17 pts9 letters

Definition of Spotlight

noun

A bright, directional light or lamp, especially one used to illuminate the focus or center of attention on a stage.
The circle of light shed by a spotlight.
The center of attention; the highlight or most important part.
"Some people enjoy the spotlight."

verb

To illuminate with a spotlight.
"We spotlight the star, but the supporting cast has all the great lines in this scene."
To draw attention to.
"The news series served to spotlight corruption."

Anagrams of Spotlight

Exact Anagrams

1 word using all 9 letters:

Words You Can Make

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

9-LETTER WORDS

7-LETTER WORDS

glottis lithops plights spotlit

6-LETTER WORDS

holist lights lithos pilots pistol plight polish slight spigot spilth spoilt thiols tights tilths

5-LETTER WORDS

ghost gilts glops glost goths hilts hoist holts light litho phots pilot piths plots polis+16 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+sspotlights stoplights

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

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