What does HIGHLIGHT mean?
- Pronunciation
- /ˈhaɪˌlaɪt/
- Letters
- 9
- Scrabble score
- 20
- Words With Friends score
- 20
- How common
- Common
Meaning
verb
- move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent“The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics”
- apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent“highlight the area above your eyebrows”
noun
- the most interesting or memorable part“the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican”
- an area of lightness in a picture
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
highlights21highlighted23
Anagrams of HIGHLIGHT
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside HIGHLIGHT
18 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
Related
Questions
Is HIGHLIGHT a valid word in word games?
HIGHLIGHT is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.
How many points is HIGHLIGHT worth?
HIGHLIGHT is worth 20 points with Scrabble letter values and 20 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from HIGHLIGHT?
18 other words, including IT, HIGH, HIT and LIGHT.