lighthouse
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- Scrabble points
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 10
/ˈlaɪthaʊs/
Definition of lighthouse
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A tower or other structure exhibiting a light or lights to warn or guide sailors.
“In the history of lighthouses, English civil engineer John Smeaton made a significant contribution to the design of them.”
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Etymology
From light + house.
Words you can make from lighthouse
200+ playable · top: GHOULISH (15 pts)
Best play ghoulish 15 points8-letter words
5 words7-letter words
17 words6-letter words
54 words- EIGHTH 13 pts
- HEIGHT 13 pts
- HEUGHS 13 pts
- HIGHTS 13 pts
- SHEUGH 13 pts
- THIGHS 13 pts
- THOUGH 13 pts
- EIGHTS 10 pts
- GHOULS 10 pts
- HOGLET 10 pts
- HOGTIE 10 pts
- HUGEST 10 pts
- LIGHTS 10 pts
- LOUGHS 10 pts
- OUGHTS 10 pts
- SLEIGH 10 pts
- SLIGHT 10 pts
- SLOUGH 10 pts
- SOUGHT 10 pts
- TOUGHS 10 pts
- EOLITH 9 pts
- HELIOS 9 pts
- HELOTS 9 pts
- HOLIES 9 pts
- HOLIST 9 pts
- HOSTEL 9 pts
- HOTELS 9 pts
- HOUSEL 9 pts
- HUSTLE 9 pts
- ISOHEL 9 pts
- LITHOS 9 pts
- SLEUTH 9 pts
- THIOLS 9 pts
- THOLES 9 pts
- TUSHIE 9 pts
- EGOIST 7 pts
- GLOUTS 7 pts
- GLUTEI 7 pts
- GLUTES 7 pts
- GUILES 7 pts
- GUILTS 7 pts
- LEGIST 7 pts
- LEGITS 7 pts
- STOGIE 7 pts
- TOGUES 7 pts
- UGLIES 7 pts
- LOUIES 6 pts
- OUTIES 6 pts
- OUTLIE 6 pts
- SOLUTE 6 pts
- TOILES 6 pts
- TOUSLE 6 pts
- TUILES 6 pts
- UTILES 6 pts
5-letter words
102 words- HEIGH 12 pts
- HEUGH 12 pts
- HIGHS 12 pts
- HIGHT 12 pts
- THIGH 12 pts
- HETHS 11 pts
- EIGHT 9 pts
- GHOST 9 pts
- GHOUL 9 pts
- GOETH 9 pts
- GOTHS 9 pts
- LIGHT 9 pts
- LOUGH 9 pts
- OUGHT 9 pts
- SHOGI 9 pts
- SIGHT 9 pts
- SOUGH 9 pts
- TEUGH 9 pts
- THUGS 9 pts
- TOUGH 9 pts
- ETHOS 8 pts
- HEILS 8 pts
- HEIST 8 pts
- HELIO 8 pts
- HELOS 8 pts
- HELOT 8 pts
- HILTS 8 pts
- HILUS 8 pts
- HOISE 8 pts
- HOIST 8 pts
- HOLES 8 pts
- HOLTS 8 pts
- HOSEL 8 pts
- HOTEL 8 pts
- HOUSE 8 pts
- LITHE 8 pts
- LITHO 8 pts
- SHEOL 8 pts
- SHIEL 8 pts
- SHITE 8 pts
- SHOTE 8 pts
- SHOUT 8 pts
- SHUTE 8 pts
- SLOTH 8 pts
- SOUTH 8 pts
- THIOL 8 pts
- THOLE 8 pts
- THOSE 8 pts
- THOUS 8 pts
- GELTS 6 pts
- GILTS 6 pts
- GITES 6 pts
- GLOST 6 pts
- GLOUT 6 pts
- GLUES 6 pts
- GLUTE 6 pts
- GLUTS 6 pts
- GOEST 6 pts
- GOUTS 6 pts
- GUEST 6 pts
- GUILE 6 pts
- GUILT 6 pts
- GUISE 6 pts
- GULES 6 pts
- GUSTO 6 pts
- IGLUS 6 pts
- LEGIT 6 pts
- LOGES 6 pts
- LUGES 6 pts
- OGLES 6 pts
- TEGUS 6 pts
- TOGUE 6 pts
- ETUIS 5 pts
- ILEUS 5 pts
- ISLET 5 pts
- ISTLE 5 pts
- LIEUS 5 pts
- LITES 5 pts
- LOTUS 5 pts
- LOUIE 5 pts
- LOUIS 5 pts
- LOUSE 5 pts
- LOUTS 5 pts
- LUTES 5 pts
- OUSEL 5 pts
- OUTIE 5 pts
- SOLEI 5 pts
- STILE 5 pts
- STOLE 5 pts
- SUITE 5 pts
- TELOI 5 pts
- TELOS 5 pts
- TILES 5 pts
- TOILE 5 pts
- TOILS 5 pts
- TOLES 5 pts
- TOLUS 5 pts
- TOUSE 5 pts
- TUILE 5 pts
- TULES 5 pts
- TULSI 5 pts
- UTILE 5 pts
4-letter words
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