Alight
6 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
To descend from a vehicle or to land and settle, coming to rest in a particular spot.
“Passengers began to alight from the train as it pulled into the station.”
Pronunciation
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/əˈlaɪt/
Syllables
a·light
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Wordle
Ends in GHT like LIGHT and NIGHT, only two vowels A and I, which helps narrow guesses
Scrabble
Worth 9 points, the GH cluster is hard to build around but the word itself plays cleanly
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