PETRIFIES To petrify means to turn something into stone or to shock or paralyze with fear. Petrifies (plural): to turn multiple things into stone or to shock or paralyze multiple things with fear. Petrifying (present participle): the act of turning something into stone or shocking or paralyzing with fear. Petrified (past tense): turned into stone or shocked or paralyzed with fear. Petrifier (noun): someone or something that turns things into stone or shocks
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Word: PETRIFIES
Length: 9 letters
Dictionary: Valid in TWL and SOWPODS
Status: Official Scrabble word
The word PETRIFIES can be used in various contexts. As a valid Scrabble word, it can be played on the Scrabble board according to standard game rules.