Definition of terrifying

"terrifying" in the verb sense

1. terrify, terrorize, terrorise

fill with terror frighten greatly

"terrifying" in the adjective sense

1. terrific, terrifying

causing extreme terror

"a terrifying wail"

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terrifying in Scrabble®

The word terrifying is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters terrifying:

TERRIFYING

(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (10 words)

firring, fringer, igniter, niftier, nitrify, retying, rifting, terrify, tiering, yirring

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terrifying in Words With Friends™

The word terrifying is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 18

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters terrifying:

TERRIFYING

(252)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (10 words)

firring, fringer, igniter, niftier, nitrify, retying, rifting, terrify, tiering, yirring

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Words within the letters of terrifying

2 letter words in terrifying (7 words)

ef en if in it re ye

3 letter words in terrifying (23 words)

erg err fen fig fin fir fit fry get gin ire net nit ref rig rye ten tie tin try yen yet yin

4 letter words in terrifying (26 words)

fern fine fire fret gent gift girn grey grin grit gyne gyre rein rent rife rift ring rite tern tier tine ting tiny tire yeti yirr

5 letter words in terrifying (28 words)

entry eying feign feint ferny ferry fiery finer firer frier fryer grief inert infer inter iring nifty refit refry reify reign retry rifer terry tiger tinge trier tying

6 letter words in terrifying (19 words)

erring finery finger finite firing fringe fringy frying gentry girner ignite ringer tieing tigery tinger tinier tiring triyne trying

7 letter words in terrifying (10 words)

firring fringer igniter niftier nitrify retying rifting terrify tiering yirring

8 letter words in terrifying (8 words)

ferritin ferrying fringier refiring refrying reifying retiring retrying

10 letter words in terrifying (1 word)

terrifying

terrifying + 2 blanks (3 words)

recertifying refortifying terrifyingly

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Words containing the sequence terrifying

Words that start with terrifying (2 words)

terrifying terrifyingly

Words with terrifying in them (1 word)

terrifying

Words that end with terrifying (1 word)

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Word Growth involving terrifying

Shorter words in terrifying

err terrify

if terrify

in yin

Longer words containing terrifying

terrifyingly