petrify

VERB /pɛtrə,faɪ/
7 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P

petrify is a valid 7-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3E1T1R1I1F4Y4
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 4 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING

What does petrify mean?

VERB · 3 SENSES
1

Change into stone.

SYNONYMS
2

Make rigid and set into a conventional pattern.

“slogans petrify our thinking”

BROADER
3

Cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright.