lightering

1. The process of transferring cargo or fuel off of a sunken or grounded ship, making it easier to refloat.

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1. Present participle of lighter.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
lightering	15	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
eh	5
el	2
en	2
er	2
et	2
gi	3
he	5
hi	5
in	2
it	2
li	2
ne	2
re	2
te	2
ti	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
egg	5
eng	4
erg	4
ern	3
eth	6
gel	4
gen	4
get	4
ghi	7
gie	4
gig	5
gin	4
git	4
hen	6
her	6
het	6
hie	6
hin	6
hit	6
igg	5
ire	3
leg	4
lei	3
let	3
lie	3
lin	3
lit	3
neg	4
net	3
nil	3
nit	3
nth	6
reg	4
rei	3
ret	3
rig	4
rin	3
teg	4
tel	3
ten	3
the	6
tie	3
til	3
tin	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
elhi	7
gelt	5
gent	5
gien	5
gilt	5
girl	5
girn	5
girt	5
gite	5
gleg	6
glen	5
grig	6
grin	5
grit	5
heil	7
heir	7
hent	7
herl	7
hern	7
hili	7
hilt	7
hint	7
hire	7
inti	4
lehr	7
lent	4
lien	4
lier	4
line	4
ling	5
lint	4
lire	4
liri	4
lite	4
nigh	8
nite	4
rein	4
rent	4
riel	4
rile	4
ring	5
rite	4
tegg	6
tein	4
tern	4
then	7
thin	7
thir	7
tier	4
tile	4
tine	4
ting	5
tire	4
tirl	4
trig	5

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
eight	9
elint	5
genii	6
gighe	10
girth	9
glint	6
grith	9
hinge	9
inert	5
ingle	6
inlet	5
inter	5
iring	6
ither	8
legit	6
liger	6
light	9
liner	5
liter	5
lithe	8
litre	5
neigh	9
night	9
nihil	8
niter	5
nitre	5
reign	6
relit	5
renig	6
right	9
thegn	9
thein	8
their	8
thine	8
thing	9
thirl	8
tiger	6
tiler	5
tinge	6
trine	5
intel	5

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
engirt	7
gentil	7
gieing	8
giglet	8
ginger	8
girlie	7
hieing	10
higgle	11
hinger	10
hinter	9
hiring	10
ignite	7
inlier	6
leggin	8
length	10
linger	7
linier	6
linter	6
lither	9
niggle	8
nigher	10
nitril	6
regilt	7
riling	7
tieing	7
tiling	7
tingle	7
tinier	6
tiring	7

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
gingeli	9
girting	9
heiling	11
heiring	11
higgler	12
hilting	11
igniter	8
inherit	10
lighten	11
lighter	11
lignite	8
lingier	8
lintier	7
niggler	9
nightie	11
nitrile	7
relight	11
ringgit	9
ringlet	8
tiering	8
tingler	8
tirling	8
thingie	11

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
girthing	13
glintier	9
hireling	12
lighting	13
nigglier	10
retiling	9
righting	13
thirling	12
tinglier	9

10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
lightering	15
relighting	15