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frighten

/ˈfɹaɪtn̩/•verb

Frighten commonly means to cause fear in.

1 meaning8 lettersScrabble 15

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

TEN

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “FRIGHTEN” Mean?

/ˈfɹaɪtn̩/

frighten has 1 documented sense across verb.

Verb

1 sense

cause fear in

“The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me”

“Ghosts could never affright her”

“The bad news will frighten him”

Synonyms

fright scare affright

Synonyms for FRIGHTEN

fright scare affright

Scrabble Score

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Word Intelligence

Explore the word frighten with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

cause fear in

Length

8 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

F, R, I, G, H, T, E, N

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for frighten.

FRIGHTEN is a 8-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 15.

It starts with F and ends with N.

It contains 2 vowels and 6 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 25%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEFGH.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVCCCVC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using frighten in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

FRIGHTEN has a Scrabble score of 15. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

FRIGHTEN is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

FRIGHTEN can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

FRIGHTEN uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside frighten.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFGH

CV Pattern

CCVCCCVC

Vowel Share

25%

Consonant Share

75%

Bigrams

FR, RI, IG, GH, HT, TE, EN

Trigrams

FRI, RIG, IGH, GHT, HTE, TEN

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for frighten.

FRIGHTEN is a 8-letter longer themed answer.

It starts with F and ends with N, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 2 vowels and 6 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVCCCVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.