FRIGHTEN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. FRIGHTEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FRIGHTEN?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FRIGHTEN is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FRIGHTEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
frightensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FRIGHTEN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FRIGHTEN, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FRIGHTEN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FRIGHTEN
- All 8 letters of FRIGHTEN are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FRIGHTEN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make someone feel afraid or suddenly alarmed.
You can frighten a person on purpose with a mask, or by accident with a sudden noise. The verb also describes driving something away through fear, as with birds in a field.
How FRIGHTEN is used
A common everyday verb, used for both deliberate and accidental scares.
- The loud bang might frighten the horses.
- Scary stories can frighten young children at bedtime.
- Scarecrows frighten birds away from the crops.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FRIGHTEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FRIGHTEN
6 longer words begin with FRIGHTEN.
Shorter words from the letters in FRIGHTEN
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Common questions about FRIGHTEN
- Is FRIGHTEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FRIGHTEN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FRIGHTEN worth?
- FRIGHTEN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FRIGHTEN mean?
- To make someone feel afraid or suddenly alarmed.
- What letters can be added to FRIGHTEN?
- FRIGHTEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FRIGHTEN:
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