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ALIT

4 letters

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TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 1 pts
Big 1 pts
Super Big 1 pts

ALIT is a valid 4-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 1 in Classic, 1 in Big, and 1 in Super Big Boggle.

ALIT root ALIGHT

Word family

ALIGHT 3 ALIGHTS-s 5 ALIGHTING-ing 11 ALIGHTED-ed 11
verb
  1. alsofigurativelyobsoletetransitiveTo make less heavy; to lighten; to alleviate, to relieve.
  2. intransitiveOften followed by from or off: to get off an animal which one has been riding; to dismount; to descend or exit from a vehicle; hence, to complete one's journey; to stop.
    • He alighted from his horse.
    • Passengers are alighting from the carriage.
  3. alsofigurativelyintransitiveOften followed by at, on, or upon: of something aloft: to descend and settle; to land, to lodge, to rest.
    • A flying bird alights upon a tree.
    • Snow alights on a roof.
  4. archaicintransitiveTo come down or go down; to descend.
  5. archaicintransitiveOften followed by on or upon: of a blow, something thrown, etc.: to land heavily.
  6. figurativelyintransitiveOften followed by on or upon: to find by accident; to chance upon, to come upon.
  7. intransitiveobsoleteTo arrive.
  8. alsoarchaicfigurativelytransitiveTo cast light on (something); to illuminate, to light up.
  9. alsoarchaicfigurativelytransitiveTo set light to (something); to set (something) on fire; to ignite, to light.
adjective
  1. alsoarchaicfigurativelytransitiveBurning, lit, on fire.
    • The burning embers and the dry wind quickly set the whole neighbourhood alight.
    • The sticks were damp and wouldn’t catch alight.
  2. alsoarchaicfigurativelytransitiveOften followed by with: shining with light; luminous, radiant; also, brightly coloured; vivid.
  3. alsoarchaicfigurativelytransitiveOf an electrical light source: switched on and emitting light.
  4. alsoarchaicfigurativelytransitiveAglow with activity or emotion.
    • Her face was alight with happiness.
adverb
  1. alsoarchaicfigurativelytransitiveChiefly in set alight: in flames, on fire; aflame.