Fright
6 lettersnouncommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
A sudden intense feeling of fear or alarm typically caused by an unexpected threat or danger.
“She gave me quite a fright when she jumped out from behind the door.”
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/fraɪt/
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FRIGHT contains the silent GH cluster, F, R, I, G, H, T are all common letters making this a good early guess
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FRIGHT scores 13 points and the GH combination allows useful perpendicular plays using the T or H
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