Dictionary Check: alight

"alight" is a valid word!

Scrabble 10 points
Words with Friends 11 points

Definition

adjective

lighted up by or as by fire or flame

Example: "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"
verb

to come to rest, settle

Example: "Misfortune lighted upon him"
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verb

come down

Example: "the birds alighted"
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