What does LIGHTWEIGHT mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈlaɪˈtweɪt/
Letters
11
Scrabble score
22
Words With Friends score
23
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds
  2. someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous
  3. an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds
  4. a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds

adjective

  1. weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use“a lightweight fabric”
  2. having no importance or influence“a lightweight intellect”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

lightweights23

Anagrams of LIGHTWEIGHT

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside LIGHTWEIGHT

90 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

eighth13 height13 weight13 eight9 light9 tight9 title5 while11 white11 high11 with10egg5 get4 hit6 leg4 let3 lie3 lit3 the6tie3 til3wet6 eh5el2 et2he5 hi5 it2li2 we5

See every word in the unscrambler →

Word lists

Questions

Is LIGHTWEIGHT a valid word in word games?

LIGHTWEIGHT 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 LIGHTWEIGHT worth?

LIGHTWEIGHT is worth 22 points with Scrabble letter values and 23 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from LIGHTWEIGHT?

90 other words, including THE, IT, WITH and HE.