Fretting

/ˈfɹɛtɪŋ/

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

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:14 pts8 letters

Definition of Fretting

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.

noun

Action of the verb to fret.

Anagrams of Fretting

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "fretting":

7-LETTER WORDS

fetting gittern retting

6-LETTER WORDS

engirt feting finger fitter fringe retint tinter titfer

5-LETTER WORDS

feign feint finer fritt grief grift inert infer inter niter nitre refit reign renig tetri+6 more

4-LETTER WORDS

fern fine fire firn fret frig frit gent gien gift girn girt gite grin grit+3 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

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