Definition of frightens

"frightens" in the verb sense

1. frighten, fright, scare, affright

cause fear in

"The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"

"Ghosts could never affright her"

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Quotations for frightens

He who sings frightens away his ills. [ Cervantes ]

A jest that makes a virtuous woman only smile, often frightens away a prude; but, when real danger forces the former to flee, the latter does not hesitate to advance. [ Latena ]

Women overrate the influence of fine dress and the latest fashions upon gentlemen; and certain it is that the very expensiveness of such attire frightens the beholder from all ideas of matrimony. [ Abba Goold Woolson ]

frightens in Scrabble®

The word frightens 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: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters frightens:

FRIGHTENS
(162)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (14 words)

fighter, fingers, fishnet, freight, frights, fringes, hefting, reshift, resight, resting, shifter, sighter, snifter, stinger

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word frightens

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In frightens

FRIGHTENS
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frightens in Words With Friends™

The word frightens 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: 17

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

FRIGHTENS
(225)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (14 words)

fighter, fingers, fishnet, freight, frights, fringes, hefting, reshift, resight, resting, shifter, sighter, snifter, stinger

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word frightens

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In frightens

FRIGHTENS
(225)
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Words within the letters of frightens

2 letter words in frightens (10 words)

8 letter words in frightens (4 words)

9 letter words in frightens (1 word)

frightens + 1 blank (3 words)

Words containing the sequence frightens

Words that start with frightens (1 word)

Words with frightens in them (1 word)

Words that end with frightens (3 words)

Word Growth involving frightens

Shorter words in frightens

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Longer words containing frightens

affrightens

overfrightens