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.
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
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
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
What does FRIGHTENS mean in Scrabble?
FRIGHTENS is the present-tense form of FRIGHTEN used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in FRIGHTENS
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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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