Benight

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Updated June 2026

Definition

To overtake or envelop with darkness or night, or figuratively to leave someone in a state of ignorance.

“The forest path would benight the travellers long before they could reach the village.”

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Synonyms

bedim

Antonyms

enlightenilluminate

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in GHT as in night, light, and might, with the GH being silent, which helps with letter placement

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Scrabble

GH tiles together are low in combined value but the word is a valid and unusual play for competitive games

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Words one letter different

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bedight

Words you can make from Benight

Shorter words formed from the letters in “benight”.

henbit begin being bight binge eight genit ghent hinge neigh night thegn thein thine thing tinge behn bein beng beni bent beth bien bine

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