HEIGHTEN — 8 letter word
heighten
The word heighten has 8 letters: H, E, I, G, H, T, E, N. It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. As a verb, it means "make more intense, stronger, or more marked".
8 letter word "heighten": H E I G H T E N — verb
Scrabble score: 15 Words With Friends: 15
Letter Analysis of heighten
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| H | 2 | Consonant | 4 |
| E | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| G | 1 | Consonant | 2 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| N | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
3 vowels, 5 consonants, 6 unique letters
Definition of heighten
verb
- make more intense, stronger, or more marked Synonyms: compound
- increase Synonyms: raise
- make (one's senses) more acute Synonyms: sharpen
- make more extreme
- become more extreme "The tension heightened" Synonyms: rise
- increase the height of "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"