Frantic
7 lettersadjectivecommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
Overwhelmed by anxiety or agitation and behaving in a disordered, desperate, or wildly excited way due to extreme emotion.
“She made frantic phone calls to every hospital in the city trying to locate her missing son.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ˈfræntɪk/
Syllables
fran·tic
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Wordle
Ends in -IC and contains ANT in the middle, the FRANT opening is a distinctive cluster
Scrabble
Worth 12 points, the C adds 3 and the F adds 4, giving a solid combined value from a balanced rack
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