enlightenment
NOUN
/ɛn'laɪtənmənt/
13 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E
enlightenment is a valid 13-letter word worth 19 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1N1L1I1G2H4T1E1N1M3E1N1T1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =19 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 38TRIPLE WORD → 57
MEANING
What does enlightenment mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
A movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine.
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2
(Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness.
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3
Education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge.
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