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Petrifies

p 3e 1t 1r 1i 1f 4i 1e 1s 1

About 3 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Common · third-person singular form of petrify

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

What does petrifies mean?

verb

  1. cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright

    “The horror petrified his feelings”

  2. change into stone

    “the wood petrified with time”

    Synonymslapidify

  3. make rigid and set into a conventional pattern

    “rigidify the training schedule”

    Synonymsrigidifyossify

Definitions shown for petrify, the base form of petrifies.

Is PETRIFIES a valid word?

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

How many points is PETRIFIES worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
p 3e 1t 1r 1i 1f 4i 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

15 pts
p 4e 1t 1r 1i 1f 4i 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

15 pts
p 4e 1t 1r 1i 1f 4i 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
p 3e 1t 1r 1i 1f 4i 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in PETRIFIES

Words that end like PETRIFIES

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

justifiesqualifiesspecifiesmodifiesclarifieshorrifiesrectifiesterrifiesclassifiesnotifiessimplifiesverifiesunifiesamplifiescertifiescrucifiesdignifiesfalsifiesfortifiesglorifiesgratifiesmagnifiesmollifiesmortifies
All words ending in -IFIES

Petrifies: quick answers

Is PETRIFIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PETRIFIES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PETRIFIES worth?
PETRIFIES scores 14 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does petrifies mean?
petrifies is the third-person singular form of petrify, which means “cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PETRIFIES?
You can make 301 shorter words from PETRIFIES, such as SPITFIRE, PREIFES, PRESIFT, PRIEFES. See the full list.