BENIGHTED
Scrabble letter values: B3E1N1I1G2H4T1E1D2 = 16
Definition
- adjective overtaken by night or darkness. — synonyms: nighted
- adjective lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture. — synonyms: dark
Examples
- “benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home”
- “this benighted country”
- “benighted ages of barbarism and superstition”