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Frightener

f 4r 1i 1g 2h 4t 1e 1n 1e 1r 1

About 3 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Rare · form of frighten

  • Scrabble US & Canada : not valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : not valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does frightener mean?

verb

  1. cause fear in

    “The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me”

    Synonymsfrightscareaffright

Definitions shown for frighten, the base form of frightener.

Is FRIGHTENER a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) No
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) No
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is FRIGHTENER worth?

Scrabble

17 pts
f 4r 1i 1g 2h 4t 1e 1n 1e 1r 1

Words With Friends

18 pts
f 4r 1i 1g 3h 3t 1e 1n 2e 1r 1

Wordfeud

18 pts
f 4r 1i 1g 3h 4t 1e 1n 1e 1r 1

NYT Crossplay

18 pts
f 4r 1i 1g 4h 3t 1e 1n 1e 1r 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in FRIGHTENER

Hooks for FRIGHTENER

Add one letter to the front or back of FRIGHTENER to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

frighteners

Words that end like FRIGHTENER

Common words that share the ending -ENER, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

listenersharpenerbarrenerfastenergardenergoldenerrottenersullenerwoodeneroftenerserenereveneropener
All words ending in -ENER

Frightener: quick answers

Is FRIGHTENER a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. FRIGHTENER is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is FRIGHTENER worth?
FRIGHTENER scores 17 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does frightener mean?
frightener is related to frighten, which means “cause fear in”.
What words can you make with the letters in FRIGHTENER?
You can make 323 shorter words from FRIGHTENER, such as FREIGHTER, FRIGHTEN, FIGHTER, FREIGHT. See the full list.