FRIGHTENS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. FRIGHTENS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
f4r1i1g2h4t1e1n1s1
PlayableFRIGHTENS · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept FRIGHTENS?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.56%
Our own measure of how useful FRIGHTENS is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FRIGHTENS
No single letter turns FRIGHTENS into another word.
How FRIGHTENS scores
Scrabble f4r1i1g2h4t1e1n1s1 16
Words with Friends f4r1i1g3h3t1e1n2s1 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in FRIGHTENS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FRIGHTENS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FRIGHTENS
- All 9 letters of FRIGHTENS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in FRIGHTENS
fighters15 freights15 freshing15 frighten15 refights15 rightens12 fighter14 freight14 frights14 hefting14 refight14 fishnet13 shifter13 fingers11 fringes11 hingers11 nighest11 regifts11 resight11 righten11 sighter11 hinters10 nithers10 snifter10 resting8 stinger8 fights13 fright13 fetish12 firths12 fisher12 friths12 sherif12 shrift12 eights10 feigns10 feting10 finger10 friges10 fringe10
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Common questions about FRIGHTENS
- Is FRIGHTENS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FRIGHTENS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FRIGHTENS worth?
- FRIGHTENS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FRIGHTENS?
- No single letter can be added to FRIGHTENS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FRIGHTENS:
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