FRET

4 letters 7 pts

Scrabble Validity

✅ Valid Word

Valid in:

  • SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK)
  • TWL/NWL (Scrabble US)
  • ENABLE (Words with Friends)

Tile Values

F 4
R 1
E 1
T 1
Σ 7

Definitions

Verb

  1. wear away or erode
  2. remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces"
  3. cause friction; "my sweater scratches"
  4. be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"
  5. decorate with an interlaced design
  6. carve a pattern into
  7. be agitated or irritated; "don't fret over these small details"
  8. gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"
  9. cause annoyance in
  10. worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"
  11. become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
  12. provide (a musical instrument) with frets; "fret a guitar"

Noun

  1. a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch
  2. an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief); "there was a simple fret at the top of the walls"
  3. a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
  4. agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams"

Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1

About the word FRET

Yes, FRET is a valid Scrabble word. If you play it, you can score 7 points in Scrabble. It is recognized as a playable word in the SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK), TWL/NWL (Scrabble US), ENABLE (Words with Friends) dictionaries.

FRET is a 4-letter word. It contains 1 vowels and 3 consonants.