TERRIFY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. TERRIFY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TERRIFY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TERRIFY is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TERRIFY
No single letter turns TERRIFY into another word.
How TERRIFY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TERRIFY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 411,717.
What does TERRIFY mean in Scrabble?
verb
To fill someone with great fear or terror.
Terrify is stronger than scare or frighten and suggests fear that grips the whole body. The cause can be a real danger, a sudden sound or just a dark thought. It is usually followed by a person or animal as the object.
How TERRIFY is used
Used when something causes intense fear, whether real or imagined.
- The thunder began to terrify the small puppy.
- Stories of the haunted house used to terrify the children.
- Heights terrify him so much that he avoids bridges.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TERRIFY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TERRIFY
2 longer words begin with TERRIFY.
Shorter words from the letters in TERRIFY
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Common questions about TERRIFY
- Is TERRIFY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TERRIFY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TERRIFY worth?
- TERRIFY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TERRIFY mean?
- To fill someone with great fear or terror.
- What letters can be added to TERRIFY?
- No single letter can be added to TERRIFY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TERRIFY:
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