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9-Letter Words Starting With PETRIFIE

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Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With PETRIFIE

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 9-Letter Words Starting With PETRIFIE 3 words

How common is PETRIFIE at the start of nine-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 3 nine-letter words that start with PETRIFIE. They average 14.3 points and the best is PETRIFIED (15 points).

Total words
3
Average Scrabble score
14.3
out of 15 max
Everyday words
67%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
D
33.3% of words

Most common last letters

  • d 33.3%
  • r 33.3%
  • s 33.3%

Top vowel pairs

  • ie100%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring nine-letter word that starts with PETRIFIE

p 3e 1t 1r 1i 1f 4i 1e 1d 2

P 3 + E 1 + T 1 + R 1 + I 1 + F 4 + I 1 + E 1 + D 2 = 15 points

Double word
30 pts
Triple word
45 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

petrified

Form of petrify

  1. verbcause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright“The horror petrified his feelings”
  2. verbchange into stone“the wood petrified with time”
  3. verbmake rigid and set into a conventional pattern“rigidify the training schedule”
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How many nine-letter words that start with PETRIFIE are there?

There are 3 nine-letter words that start with PETRIFIE in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring nine-letter word that starts with PETRIFIE?

PETRIFIED is worth 15 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PETRIFIES (14), PETRIFIER (14).