benighted
/bɪ'naɪtɪd/
adjective
9 letters3 syllables16 points in Scrabble®18 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADJECTIVE
1
Overtaken by night or darkness.
“benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home”
2
Lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture.
“this benighted country”
“benighted ages of barbarism and superstition”
WORD FORMS
Starts withB
Ends withD
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®16 points
Words With Friends®18 points
Double word32 points
Triple word48 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinenightedbay
Starts & ends withB … D
Syllablesbe · night · ed
SYNONYMS & RELATED4
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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