Definition of petrifying

"petrifying" 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"

"petrifying" in the adjective sense

1. petrifying

paralyzing with terror

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Quotations for petrifying

Circumstances form the character; but, like petrifying matters, they harden while they form. [ Landor ]

petrifying in Scrabble®

The word petrifying 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: 19

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters petrifying:

PETRIFYING
(207)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (12 words)

fintype, firepit, igniter, niftier, nitrify, petrify, pinfire, pitying, preying, retying, rifting, tiering

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word petrifying

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

PETRIFYING
(207)
PETRIFYING
(180)
PETRIFYING
(138)
PETRIFYING
(120)
PETRIFY
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PREYING
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PREYING
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PINFIRE
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PREYING
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FIREPIT
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PINFIRE
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RETYING
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PREYING
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PETRIFYING
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FINTYPE
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IGNITER
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petrifying in Words With Friends™

The word petrifying 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: 21

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

PETRIFYING
(279)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (12 words)

fintype, firepit, igniter, niftier, nitrify, petrify, pinfire, pitying, preying, retying, rifting, tiering

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word petrifying

PETRIFYING
(279)
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(162)
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(138)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In petrifying

PETRIFYING
(279)
PETRIFYING
(261)
PETRIFYING
(162)
PETRIFYING
(138)
FINTYPE
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Words containing the sequence petrifying

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Words with petrifying in them (1 word)

Words that end with petrifying (1 word)

Word Growth involving petrifying

Shorter words in petrifying

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Longer words containing petrifying

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