Definition of petrifies

"petrifies" in the verb sense

1. petrify

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

"The horror petrified his feelings"

"Fear petrified her thinking"

2. lapidify, petrify

change into stone

"the wood petrified with time"

3. rigidify, ossify, petrify

make rigid and set into a conventional pattern

"rigidify the training schedule"

"ossified teaching methods"

"slogans petrify our thinking"

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Quotations for petrifies

Age either transfigures or petrifies! [ Marie Ebner-Eschenbach ]

petrifies in Scrabble®

The word petrifies 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: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters petrifies:

PETRIFIES
(162)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (7 words)

firepit, pieties, pitiers, presift, reifies, respite, tipsier

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word petrifies

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

PETRIFIES
(162)
PETRIFIES
(135)
PETRIFIES
(108)
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PETRIFIES
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petrifies in Words With Friends™

The word petrifies 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: 15

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

PETRIFIES
(225)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (7 words)

firepit, pieties, pitiers, presift, reifies, respite, tipsier

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word petrifies

PETRIFIES
(225)
PETRIFIES
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In petrifies

PETRIFIES
(225)
PETRIFIES
(138)
FIREPIT
(104 = 69 + 35)
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PETRIFIES
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Words containing the sequence petrifies

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Words with petrifies in them (1 word)

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