Fretted

/ˈfɹɛtɪd/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:11 pts7 letters

Definition of Fretted

verb

Especially when describing animals: to consume, devour, or eat.
To chafe or irritate; to worry.
To make rough, to agitate or disturb; to cause to ripple.
"to fret the surface of water"
In the form fret out: to squander, to waste.
To gnaw; to consume, to eat away.

verb

To decorate or ornament, especially with an interlaced or interwoven pattern, or with carving or relief (raised) work.
To form a pattern on; to variegate.
To cut through with a fretsaw, to create fretwork.

verb

To bind, to tie, originally with a loop or ring.
Musical senses.

adjective

(of a musical instrument) Having frets.
"The dulcimer and sitar are fretted instruments."
Decorated with fretwork.

Anagrams of Fretted

Words You Can Make

45 words can be made from the letters in "fretted":

6-LETTER WORDS

defter fetted fetter retted

5-LETTER WORDS

defer deter feted freed refed treed

4-LETTER WORDS

deer deet deft dere dree feed feet fere fete free fret rede reed reef reft+5 more

3-LETTER WORDS

dee def eft ere fed fee fer fet red ree ref ret ted tee tet

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "fretted" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

FR...Words starting with "fr"...EDWords ending with "ed"All 7-letter words Unscramble "fretted"

Synonyms & Antonyms

ANTONYMS

fretlessunfretted

Rhyming Words

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