Scrabble & Words with friends points
- heightens is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 16
- heightens is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 16
- heightens is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16
Definition of heightens
- make (one's senses) more acute (verb)
Synonyms
- sharpen
- make more intense, stronger, or more marked (verb)
Examples
- Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness
Synonyms
- compound
- deepen
- intensify
- become more extreme (verb)
Examples
- The tension heightened
Synonyms
- rise
- increase (verb)
Examples
- heighten the tension
Synonyms
- enhance
- raise
- increase the height of (verb)
Examples
- The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars
- make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity (verb)
Examples
- heightened interest
See definition of heightens in Merriam Webster