benighted


Meanings

  • overtake with darkness or night
  • envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness;
    • "The benighted peoples of this area"
  • make darker and difficult to perceive by sight
  • overtaken by night or darkness;
    • "benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home"
  • lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture;
    • "this benighted country"
    • "benighted ages of barbarism and superstition"


Scrabble Score: 16

benighted is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

benighted is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

benighted is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 18

benighted is a valid Words With Friends word