Is TERRIFYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TERRIFYING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TERRIFYING mean?
- adjective
causing extreme terror
“a terrifying wail”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + R (1) + I (1) + F (4) + Y (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 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 TERRIFYING
TERRIFYING 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 TERRIFYING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ferrying15
- gentrify15
- refrying15
- reifying15
- nigrify14
- nitrify13
- terrify13
- fringy13
- frying13
- ignify13
- fringier12
- refiring12
- retrying12
- ferity12
- finery12
- ferritin11
- grifter11
- retying11
- rifting11
- yirring11
- ferny11
- ferry11
- fiery11
- firry11
- fryer11
- nifty11
- refry11
- reify11
- treyf11
- niftier10
- feting10
- finger10
- firing10
- fringe10
- gentry10
- regift10
- trying10
- tyring10
- retiring9
- finite9
- nitery9
- eying9
- feign9
- grief9
- grift9
- gynie9
- tying9
- fey9
- fry9
- igniter8
- tiering8
- entry8
- eyrir8
- feint8
- finer8
- firer8
- frier8
- infer8
- refit8
- retry8
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