Yes, highlight is in the scrabble dictionary
...and is worth 20 points by itself.
highlight
noun
1. An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
2. An especially significant or interesting detail or event.
3. The lightest spot or area (as in a painting) any of several spots in a modeled drawing or painting that receives the greatest amount of illumination.
4. Something (as an event or detail) that is of major significance or special interest.
verb
1. To throw a strong light on.
2. To center attention on.
3. To constitute a highlight of.
4. To mark (text) with a .
5. To cause (as text or an icon) to be displayed in a way that stands out on a computer screen.
verb-transitive
1. To be a highlight of.
2. To give a highlight to (the subject of a painting, for example).
3. To make prominent; emphasize.
4. To mark (important passages of text) with a usually fluorescent marker as a means of memory retention or for later reference.
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Top Words by points |
Points |
Word Game |
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highlight | 20 |
Scrabble |
2 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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li | 2 |
it | 2 |
hi | 5 |
ti | 2 |
gi | 3 |
3 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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ghi | 7 |
lit | 3 |
igg | 5 |
til | 3 |
hit | 6 |
git | 4 |
gig | 5 |
4 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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hilt | 7 |
hili | 7 |
high | 11 |
gilt | 5 |
5 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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thigh | 12 |
light | 9 |
hight | 12 |
6 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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highth | 16 |
9 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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highlight | 20 |