lighten
VERB
/laɪtən/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH L
lighten is a valid 7-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1I1G2H4T1E1N1
1 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does lighten mean?
VERB · 6 SENSES
1
Make more cheerful.
“the conversation lightened me up a bit”
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2
Become lighter.
“The room lightened up”
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3
Make more cheerful through the use of color.
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4
Become more cheerful.
“after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit”
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5
Alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive.
“lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents”
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6
Reduce the weight on; make lighter.
“she lightened the load on the tired donkey”
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