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Definitions of lighten
v. i. - To descend; to light. ²
v. i. - To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with, or like, lightning; to display a flash or flashes of lightning; to flash. ²
v. i. - To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to brighten; to clear, as the sky. ²
v. t. - To make light or clear; to light; to illuminate; as, to lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the streets. ²
v. t. - To illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten. ²
v. t. - To emit or disclose in, or as in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning. ²
v. t. - To free from trouble and fill with joy. ²
v. t. - To make lighter, or less heavy; to reduce in weight; to relieve of part of a load or burden; as, to lighten a ship by unloading; to lighten a load or burden. ²
v. t. - To make less burdensome or afflictive; to alleviate; as, to lighten the cares of life or the burden of grief. ²
v. t. - To cheer; to exhilarate. ²

The word "lighten" uses 7 letters: E G H I L N T.

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Words formed by adding one letter before or after lighten (in bold), or to eghilnt in any order:
a -   atheling   c -   letching   p -   penlight   s -   lightens  

Shorter words found within lighten:
eh   eight   el   elhi   elint   en   eng   et   eth   gel   gelt   gen   gent   gentil   get   ghi   gie   gien   gilt   gin   git   glen   glint   he   heil   hen   hent   het   hi   hie   hilt   hin   hinge   hint   hit   in   ingle   inlet   it   leg   legit   lei   length   lent   let   li   lie   lien   light   lin   line   ling   lint   lit   lite   lithe   ne   neigh   net   nigh   night   nil   nit   nite   nth   teg   tel   ten   the   thegn   thein   then   thin   thine   thing   ti   tie   til   tile   tin   tine   ting   tinge   tingle  

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