5 Letters
4 Consonants
1 Vowels
1 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use light as a article, noun, adverb, adjective satellite or as a verb in a sentence.
About Light
A 1 syllables article and 5 letters with the letters g, h, i, l, and t, 4 consonants, 1 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letter g. Light starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters l, li, lig, ligh, and the ending characters are t, ht, ght, ight, ..
Definition
Any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights"
Origin/Roots
Middle English
School Grade
Light is set as a kindergarten word that starts with l, ends with t, 1 syllables, 1 vowels and 5 letters.
Scrabble
Is light a scrabble word? A 9 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Light in Pig Latin is said as "ightlay or ightlway".
Unigram
l | i | g | h | t
Bigram
li | ig | gh | ht
Trigram
lig | igh | ght
Quadrigram
ligh | ight
Word Gram
Noun Examples
any device serving as a source of illumination;
"he stopped the car and turned off the lights"
a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires;
"do you have a light?"
the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures;
"he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark"
brightness and animation of countenance;
"he had a sparkle in his eye"
the quality of being luminous;
emitting or reflecting light;
"its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"
public awareness;
"it brought the scandal to light"
mental understanding as an enlightening experience;
"he finally saw the light";
"can you shed light on this problem?"
a particular perspective or aspect of a situation;
"although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand"
a visual warning signal;
"they saw the light of the beacon";
"there was a light at every corner"
an illuminated area;
"he stepped into the light"
a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul
a person regarded very fondly;
"the light of my life"
(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation;
"the light was filtered through a soft glass window"
having abundant light or illumination;
"they played as long as it was light";
"as long as the lighting was good"
a condition of spiritual awareness;
divine illumination;
"follow God's light"
Verb Examples
make lighter or brighter;
"This lamp lightens the room a bit"
begin to smoke;
"After the meal, some of the diners lit up"
get off (a horse)
to come to rest, settle;
"Misfortune lighted upon him"
fall to somebody by assignment or lot;
"The task fell to me";
"It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"
cause to start burning;
subject to fire or great heat;
"Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter";
"light a cigarette"
Article Examples
characterized by or emitting light;
"a room that is light when the shutters are open";
"the inside of the house was airy and light"
(used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent;
"light blue";
"light colors such as pastels";
"a light-colored powder"
of comparatively little physical weight or density;
"a light load";
"magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C"
psychologically light;
especially free from sadness or troubles;
"a light heart"
not great in degree or quantity or number;
"a light sentence";
"a light accent";
"casualties were light";
"light snow was falling";
"light misty rain";
"light smoke from the chimney"
(physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average;
"light water is ordinary water"
of little intensity or power or force;
"the light touch of her fingers";
"a light breeze"
of the military or industry;
using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment;
"light infantry";
"light cavalry";
"light industry";
"light weapons"
Adjective Satellite Examples

(used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency;
"light sandy soil"
(of sleep) easily disturbed;
"in a light doze";
"a light sleeper";
"a restless wakeful night"
demanding little effort;
not burdensome;
"light housework";
"light exercise"
having relatively few calories;
"diet cola";
"light (or lite) beer";
"lite (or light) mayonnaise";
"a low-cal diet"
easily assimilated in the alimentary canal;
not rich or heavily seasoned;
"a light diet"
designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight;
"light aircraft";
"a light truck"
moving easily and quickly;
nimble;
"the dancer was light and graceful";
"a lightsome buoyant step";
"walked with a light tripping step"
having a spongy or flaky texture;
well-leavened;
"light pastries"
(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims;
"efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings";
"clear laughter like a waterfall";
"clear reds and blues";
"a light lilting voice like a silver bell"
silly or trivial;
"idle pleasure";
"light banter";
"light idle chatter"
intended primarily as entertainment;
not serious or profound;
"light verse";
"a light comedy"
having little importance;
"losing his job was no light matter"
used of vowels or syllables;
pronounced with little or no stress;
"a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable";
"a weak stress on the second syllable"
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so;
"a light pound";
"a scant cup of sugar";
"regularly gives short weight"
very thin and insubstantial;
"thin paper";
"flimsy voile";
"light summer dresses"
weak and likely to lose consciousness;
"suddenly felt faint from the pain";
"was sick and faint from hunger";
"felt light in the head";
"a swooning fit";
"light-headed with wine";
"light-headed from lack of sleep"
Adverb Examples
with few burdens;
"experienced travellers travel light"

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Light"

There are 1,757 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to light.

SynonymDefinition
Abaxialfacing away from the axis of an organ or organism
"the abaxial surface of a leaf is the underside or side facing away from the stem"
Absolute Frequency
Abusecruel or inhumane treatment
Acceleratora valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
Accelerator Pedal
Accentedused of syllables or musical beats
Accipiter Cooperii
Accountthe quality of taking advantage
"she turned her writing skills to good account"
Acidstreet name for lysergic acid diethylamide
Acoustic Wave

View all cognitive synonyms for Light

Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from light.

Anagram Definition
Lightany device serving as a source of illumination
"he stopped the car and turned off the lights"

View English words with the unique letters used in light. Words With The Letters Ghilt

Derives

Light derives from 5 words.

Word Definition
Illumemake lighter or brighter
"This lamp lightens the room a bit"
Illuminatemake lighter or brighter
"This lamp lightens the room a bit"
Illuminemake lighter or brighter
"This lamp lightens the room a bit"
Lightany device serving as a source of illumination
"he stopped the car and turned off the lights"
Light Up

Hypernyms

Light has 1 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Source Of Illumination

Hyponyms

There are 24 hyponyms for light

Word Definition
Anchor Light
Blinkera light that flashes on and off;
used as a signal or to send messages
Fairy Light
Flashera light that flashes on and off;
used as a signal or to send messages
Flooda large flow
Floodlightlight that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam;
used in photography
Flood Lamp
Headlampa powerful light with reflector;
attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive
Headlighta powerful light with reflector;
attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive
Houselightslights that illuminate the audience part of a theater or other auditorium

View All Hyponyms For Light

Names With The Word "Light"

5 names are spelled with light.

NameMaleFemale
DelightNoYes
ElightNoNo
TwilightNoYes
StarlightYesYes
LightYesYes

The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word light.

Is light a scrabble word or can you use light in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 58092 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 34212 games. This 5 letter 9 point scrabble word can be rearranged 120 ways. What other words can be made with the letters g, h, i, l, and t? There's 11 with 7 letters or less with the letters g, h, i, l, and t. Here is a list of 11 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Flight (6 letters) 13 +4 14 +4 flight
Light (5 letters) 9 10 thgli
Delight (7 letters) 12 +3 13 +3 deghilt
Blighty (7 letters) 16 +7 17 +7 blighty
Blight (6 letters) 12 +3 14 +4 blight
Glitch (6 letters) 12 +3 14 +4 glitch
Alight (6 letters) 10 +1 11 +1 alight
Lighted (7 letters) 12 +3 13 +3 deghilt
Flighty (7 letters) 17 +8 17 +7 flighty
Lightly (7 letters) 14 +5 15 +5 lightly
Tightly (7 letters) 14 +5 14 +4 ghiltty





     

Completed AZ word finder features completed

  • Word Unscambler has been renamed and will be altered to a complete Anagram Solver
  • Syllable counter is now available for text and documents.
  • In The Middle / In The Center word finding. Searching "two syllable words with qu in the middle", "ab in the center",etc. will bring you to a list of words spelled with _a-z_. For "exactly center" use a search like "6 letters with qu in the middle"
  • Word unscrambling. For fastest speed possible, you will now land on the top viewed set of characters for that set of letters.
  • New search abilities "words with all vowels" or "words with no vowels", "ends in a vowel", or "start with a vowel".
  • Puzzle solving using underscores or dashes such as "solve _ _ e _ _ _ _ _ _, singular nouns 4 vowels and 3 syllables"
  • Find words or names by their second, third and fourth letter up to the eighth letter with eazy search like "words with the second letter b".
  • Puzzle solver & missing letters. Wordbrain Themes, Words With Friends, Scrabble, 4Pics1Word, Word Cookies cheats, answers, and more. Example answers search: "solve the puzzle b_r", complete this 6 letter word from o-e-h, "spelled like out", "words containing out". Use an underscore or dash where the puzzle is missing a letter.
  • Length queries including 6 letter words now include quick navigation for speech type and starts/ends letters such as 6 letter words with the second letter c.
  • Rhymes and sounds like tool for any word, spelling, or text entered. Different results appear for sounds and rhymes.
  • Palindromes word Lists now available by searching palindrome words.
  • Unscrambler & Decoder - decode phrases such as "dining table" for "egbindinatl".
  • Negative search filters words that do not have the letter e
  • Quick word find. Single word searches bring you to the word page. Solving word puzzles using an underscore or dash ( Example: _a_t_i_a ). All words/letters without a dedicated page will be unscrambled.
  • Find scrabble words by points! Add "scrabble" in your query, such as Scrabble words with 14 points.
  • Favorite words to your account
View All English Words


Any Word finder ideas you want? Send a word find feature request to let me know.


Are you interested in learning Japanese while improving your English with You Go Words!? You can learn Japanese online and free with Misa of Japanese Ammo including grammer and vocabulary.

In Progress Finder features I'm working on.

  • Phonograms searching coming soon due to many users searching such as "words ending with a multiple phonogram"
  • Root word search. Show with prefix and suffix options, only if it has a root word.
  • Alternative spelling of words from American English to British English. Mouse over example: Color
  • Printable & downloadable word lists.
  • Frequency of a words appearance in books, and other texts.
  • Allow word find such as "words which contain the consonants N, T, and R". This would provide a list of words with letters in a specific order, such as the consonants in the order of ntr.
  • Plural and singular words with information and example sentences.
  • Word games by school grade from Kindergarten to grade 12.
  • Provide words that can be used twice or more in one sentence with example sentences.
  • Paraphrasing, pronunciation, and free grammar tools.
  • Seperate words by area of focus. ( Technology, Education, Science, Psychology, etc. )

Did You Find Your Words?

If you could not find the words you were looking for, please submit feedback or leave a comment below. Let me know what word list you could not find, and I'll be sure to get it fixed up for you.