Unscramble FRIGHTENING and you have 294 words, FRIGHTENING itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, FREIGHTING and REFIGHTING lead with 18 points. The 11 letters split into 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from FRIGHTENING by length: 1 with 11 letters, 3 with 10, 7 with 9, 18 with 8, 40 with 7, 37 with 6, 52 with 5, 60 with 4, 59 with 3 and 17 with 2.
FREIGHTING and REFIGHTING are the top 10-letter words made with FRIGHTENING letters, 18 points each.
The best of the 8-letter words from FRIGHTENING is FIGHTING, 16 points; FRIGHTEN on 15 and FEIGNING on 13 follow. REFINING, INFRINGE and REIGNING are everyday picks.
Among 40 7-letter words you get when you unscramble FRIGHTENING, the top score is 14, reached by 5. FREIGHT, FIGHTER and RENTING are the familiar ones.
The best of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble FRIGHTENING is FRIGHT, 13 points; FENING and FETING on 10 follow. FINGER, HIRING and FINITE are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words from FRIGHTENING, FIGHT leads with 12 points, then FIRTH and FRITH on 11. RIGHT, NIGHT and THING are the familiar ones.
HEFT tops the 4-letter words in FRIGHTENING at 10 points; next come FRIG and GIFT on 8. THEN, FIRE and FINE will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words made with FRIGHTENING letters, FEH leads with 9 points, then FEG and FIG on 7. GET, NET and INN are the familiar ones.
These 4 words have the length of FRIGHTENING, with one letter different:
More 11-letter words: starting with FR · ending in NG · all 11-letter words
FRIGHTENING first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. FRIGHTENING is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRIGHTENING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 294) | 227 | 292 | 211 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 65 of them: NIGHTFIRE, RIGHTENING, NITHERING, ENFIRING, FIGGIER, THIGGER, THINGIER, FERNING, NITHING, RIGHTEN, GREINING, HETING and 53 more. Words With Friends* skips 16 of them: REGIFTING, THINGIE, FENING, REGIFT, HINNIE, INTEGRIN, GIF, TEGG, FE, GITE, IGG, INNIE and 4 more. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 2 of them: FI and ITER.