Is FRIGHTENED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FRIGHTENED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FRIGHTENED mean?
- adjective
made afraid
“the frightened child cowered in the corner”
- adjective
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
“became panicky as the snow deepened”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
F (4) + R (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for FRIGHTENED
FRIGHTENED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from FRIGHTENED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- freighted17
- frighted16
- frighten15
- fighter14
- freight14
- hefting14
- refight14
- fidgeter13
- fingered13
- regifted13
- rehinged13
- heftier13
- fright13
- hefted13
- feeding12
- feigned12
- fringed12
- girthed12
- grifted12
- hedgier12
- heeding12
- herding12
- neighed12
- righted12
- hefter12
- heifer12
- fight12
- definer11
- diether11
- feigner11
- feinted11
- figtree11
- freeing11
- greenth11
- inhered11
- reefing11
- refined11
- rehinge11
- dreigh11
- driegh11
- fidget11
- fridge11
- gifted11
- hedger11
- hinged11
- nighed11
- firth11
- frith11
- thief11
- neither10
- therein10
- defier10
- define10
- defter10
- dither10
- feeing10
- fender10
- feting10
- finder10
- finger10
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