Fraught

7 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Filled with or causing a high degree of anxiety, tension, or distress.

“The negotiations were fraught with difficulty and neither side appeared willing to reach a compromise.”

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Synonyms

pregnant

Antonyms

calmuntroubledrelaxedpeaceful easy

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains the -GHT trigraph and the AU vowel pair, making it distinctive once those letters are confirmed

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Scrabble

Worth 14 points, the H tile scores 4 and the F adds 4, giving strong combined value from the ends

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draught

Words you can make from Fraught

Shorter words formed from the letters in “fraught”.

aught farth faugh garth ghaut graft gruft raghu tharf argh augh auth fart fath faut frag frat frau frug gaur gaut ghat graf grat

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