FRIGHT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FRIGHT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FRIGHT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FRIGHT is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FRIGHT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
frightsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FRIGHT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FRIGHT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 306,598.
What stands out about FRIGHT
- FRIGHT gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FRIGHT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sudden feeling of fear or alarm.
Fright is fear that arrives quickly, as when a door slams in an empty house or a dog barks from behind a fence. It is usually short-lived, which separates it from dread or terror that lingers. Old English had the word for fear, and the verb frighten is built from it. In the phrase stage fright it names nervousness before a performance.
How FRIGHT is used
Common in everyday English; found in phrases such as stage fright and take fright.
- The child screamed in fright at the thunder.
- Stage fright made her forget the first line.
- The horse took fright and bolted.
- He turned pale with fright when the lights failed.
- A little fright did the cat no harm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FRIGHT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FRIGHT
15 longer words begin with FRIGHT.
Shorter words from the letters in FRIGHT
Common questions about FRIGHT
- Is FRIGHT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FRIGHT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FRIGHT worth?
- FRIGHT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FRIGHT mean?
- A sudden feeling of fear or alarm.
- What letters can be added to FRIGHT?
- FRIGHT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FRIGHT:
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