fret

VERBNOUN /frɛt/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH F

fret is a valid 4-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
F4R1E1T1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING

What does fret mean?

VERB · 12 SENSES
1

Gnaw into; make resentful or angry.

2

Be too tight; rub or press.

SYNONYMS
3

Be agitated or irritated.

“don't fret over these small details”

BROADER
NARROWER
4

Carve a pattern into.

BROADER
NARROWER
6

Decorate with an interlaced design.

7

Provide (a musical instrument) with frets.

“fret a guitar”

8

Become or make sore by or as if by rubbing.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
9

Cause friction.

10

Wear away or erode.

SYNONYMS
11

Worry unnecessarily or excessively.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
12

Remove soil or rock.

BROADER
NARROWER
NOUN · 4 SENSES
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.

BROADER
2

A spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion.

SYNONYMS
3

Agitation resulting from active worry.

BROADER
4

An ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief).

“there was a simple fret at the top of the walls”

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of fret

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