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Is petrify a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word petrify is a Scrabble US word. The word petrify is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

P3E1T1R1I1F4Y4

Is petrify a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word petrify is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

P3E1T1R1I1F4Y4

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Yes. The word petrify is a Words With Friends word. The word petrify is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4E1T1R1I1F4Y3

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7-letter words (1 found)

PETRIFY,

6-letter words (5 found)

FERITY,FREITY,PYRITE,TRIPEY,TYPIER,

5-letter words (15 found)

FIERY,FREIT,PETRI,PIERT,PIETY,PREIF,PRIEF,REFIT,REIFY,RIFTE,RIFTY,TREIF,TREYF,TRIPE,TRIPY,

4-letter words (37 found)

FIER,FIRE,FRET,FRIT,PERI,PERT,PIER,PIET,PITY,PREY,PYET,PYRE,REFI,REFT,REIF,RIFE,RIFT,RIPE,RIPT,RITE,RYFE,RYPE,TERF,TIER,TIRE,TREF,TREY,TRIE,TRIP,TRYE,TRYP,TYER,TYPE,TYRE,YETI,YIPE,YITE,

3-letter words (35 found)

EFT,ERF,FER,FET,FEY,FIE,FIR,FIT,FRY,IRE,PER,PET,PIE,PIR,PIT,PRE,PRY,PYE,REF,REI,REP,RET,RIF,RIP,RIT,RYE,TEF,TIE,TIP,TRY,TYE,YEP,YER,YET,YIP,

2-letter words (13 found)

EF,ER,ET,FE,FY,IF,IT,PE,PI,RE,TE,TI,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 107 words from petrify according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of petrify

petrify

Etymology

From Middle French pétrifier, from Medieval Latin petrificāre, from Latin petra (“rock”), from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “rock”) + -ficāre, from facere (“do, make”), equivalent to petro- +‎ -ify.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.tɹəˌfaɪ/

Verb

petrify (third-person singular simple present petrifies, present participle petrifying, simple past and past participle petrified)

  1. (transitive) To turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
  2. To produce rigidity akin to stone.
  3. To immobilize with fright.
  4. (intransitive) To become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits.
  5. (intransitive, figurative) To become stony, callous, or obdurate.
  6. (transitive, figurative) To make callous or obdurate; to stupefy; to paralyze; to transform; as by petrification.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:frighten

Related terms

  • petrifaction

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Source: wiktionary.org