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Term: lightens

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "lightens": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

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  2. lightens

lightens

Definitions

Verb

  1. Make more cheerful
  2. Reduce the weight on; make lighter
  3. Become more cheerful
  4. Make lighter or brighter
  5. Become lighter
  6. Alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

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Words that contain the term "lightens".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 lightens 2 1
2 enlightens 3 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "lightens".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 lessons 2 17
2 illusions 3 7
3 allusions 3 5
4 slogans 2 5
5 clayton's 2 3
6 gluttons 2 3
7 platoons 2 3
8 blevins 2 2
9 clemens 2 2
10 lagoons 2 2
11 listens 2 2
12 allison's 3 1
13 layman's 2 1
14 legions 2 1
15 lemons 2 1
16 lenin's 2 1
17 lessens 2 1
18 loosens 2 1
19 lotions 2 1
20 plowman's 2 1
21 aldrin's 2 0
22 aleutians 3 0
23 allergens 3 0
24 allophones 3 0
25 altman's 2 0
26 blackens 2 0
27 blevens 2 0
28 blowguns 2 0
29 bluejeans 2 0
30 clarins 2 0
31 clemans 2 0
32 clemmons 2 0
33 clemons 2 0
34 eleven's 3 0
35 elevens 3 0
36 flemons 2 0
37 gleason's 2 0
38 lakins 2 0
39 lamine's 2 0
40 lammons 2 0
41 lamons 2 0
42 latins 2 0
43 laurens 2 0
44 laurenz 2 0
45 lawson's 2 0
46 leavens 2 0
47 leavins 2 0
48 leeson's 2 0
49 lehman's 2 0
50 lemans 2 0
51 lemmons 2 0
52 lennon's 2 0
53 lesions 2 0
54 levens 2 0
55 levin's 2 0
56 levine's 2 0
57 levins 2 0
58 leysen's 2 0
59 lichens 2 0
60 liggins 2 0
61 likens 2 0
62 likins 2 0
63 linens 2 0
64 lippens 2 0
65 litton's 2 0
66 livan's 2 0
67 llorens 2 0
68 loehmann's 2 0
69 loggins 2 0
70 lootens 2 0
71 lorean's 2 0
72 lotion's 2 0
73 lovins 2 0
74 lukens 2 0
75 lukins 2 0
76 lykens 2 0
77 lykins 2 0
78 olefins 3 0
79 ollison's 3 0
80 oltmanns 2 0
81 plagens 2 0
82 playpens 2 0
83 plemmons 2 0
84 plemons 2 0
85 slackens 2 0
86 slavens 2 0
87 slip-ons 2 0
88 slocan's 2 0
89 slovenes 2 0
90 slowdowns 2 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "lightens".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 lights 1 47
2 lighted 2 29
3 slightest 2 13
4 lighter 2 12
5 lightened 2 4
6 tighten 2 3
7 lightest 2 2
8 listens 2 2
9 lighters 2 1
10 lightness 2 1
11 enlighten 3 1
12 brightens 2 1
13 slights 1 1
14 lighten 2 0
15 enlightens 3 0
16 tightens 2 0
17 heightens 2 0
18 frightens 2 0
19 eighteens 2 0
20 lightle 2 0

Words That Follow

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Words That Precede

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Statistically Associated

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Consonant Match

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Term

Definitions: 6

Fragments: 2

Sound Alikes: 90

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 0

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