frightful

/fraɪtfəl/ adjective
9 letters2 syllables19 points in Scrabble®21 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
ADJECTIVE
1

Provoking horror.

“a frightful crime of decapitation”

2

Extremely distressing.

“a frightful mistake”

3

Extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact.

“in a frightful hurry”

“spent a frightful amount of money”

WORD FORMS
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Scrabble®19 points
Words With Friends®21 points
Double word38 points
Triple word57 points
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Pig Latinightfulfray
Starts & ends withF … L
Syllablesfright · ful
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