Scrabble Word Finder

FRIGHTENING is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points

Yes. FRIGHTENING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.

f4r1i1g2h4t1e1n1i1n1g2
PlayableFRIGHTENING · 11 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 22 pts WWF
19points in Scrabble
22points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available

Which word lists accept FRIGHTENING?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 30 / 100

30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.73
Hooks 25%
0
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
5.82%

Our own measure of how useful FRIGHTENING is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for FRIGHTENING

No single letter turns FRIGHTENING into another word.

How FRIGHTENING scores

Scrabble f4r1i1g2h4t1e1n1i1n1g2 19
Words with Friends f4r1i1g3h3t1e1n2i1n2g3 22

Face value of the 11 tiles in FRIGHTENING, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
f12
r16
i29
g23
h12
t16
e112
n26

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FRIGHTENING has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with FRIGHTENING

frighteningly24

1 longer words begin with FRIGHTENING.

Shorter words from the letters in FRIGHTENING

freighting18 refighting18 rightening15 frighting17 infighter16 nightfire16 fingering14 regifting14 rehinging14 nithering13 fighting16 frighten15 feigning13 fringing13 girthing13 grifting13 hingeing13 neighing13 righting13 enfiring12 feinting12 infringe12 inhering12 refining12 thingier12 greining10 reigning10 tingeing10 integrin9 fighter14 freight14 hefting14 infight14 refight14 figgier12 gifting12 hinging12 nighing12 thigger12 ferning11

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Common questions about FRIGHTENING

Is FRIGHTENING valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts FRIGHTENING, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is FRIGHTENING worth?
FRIGHTENING is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to FRIGHTENING?
No single letter can be added to FRIGHTENING to make another word.

Every word you can build from the 11 letters of FRIGHTENING:

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