benighted
ADJECTIVE
/bɪ'naɪtɪd/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH B
benighted is a valid 9-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3E1N1I1G2H4T1E1D2
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 2 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING
What does benighted mean?
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Overtaken by night or darkness.
“benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home”
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2
Lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture.
“this benighted country”
“benighted ages of barbarism and superstition”
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