The word lightering is a valid scrabble word

2 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • lightering n. The process of transferring cargo or fuel off of a sunken or grounded ship, making it easier to refloat.
  • lightering v. Present participle of lighter.

19 valid words from 2 definitions

CARGO EASIER FUEL GROUNDED IT LIGHTER MAKING OF OFF OR PARTICIPLE PRESENT PROCESS REFLOAT SHIP SUNKEN THE TO TRANSFERRING

11 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

ER ERING IN ING LI LIG LIGHT LIGHTER RIN RING TE

6 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

ET ETH GI IRE RE RET

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

RELIGHTING

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

LIGHTENING

One anagram minus one (New word formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-G GIRTHLINE

Scrabble scoring

  • 15 points.

Other languages

Categories without words

  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • No suffixes (Word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)
  • No anagrams can be formed with an extra letter (New word formed with all the letters of the word and an extra letter.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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