frizz

Plural: frizzes

Noun

the condition of being formed into small tight curls
- "her hair was in a frizz"
A mass of tightly curled or unruly hair.

Verb

Verb Forms: frizzed, frizzing, frizzes

To form hair into small, tight curls or a crinkled mass.
curl tightly
Of hair, to form into a mass of tight curls.
To curl; to make frizzy.
To form into little burs, knobs, or tufts, as the nap of cloth.
To make (leather) soft and of even thickness by rubbing, as with pumice stone or a blunt instrument.
To fry, cook, or sear with a sizzling noise; to sizzle.

Examples

Some players like to frizz their letters, hoping a new word will magically appear.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English frysen, from Old French friser, frizer (“to frizzle, crisp, curl, ruffle, braid, touch lightly, graze, scratch”), of Proto-Germanic origin, perhaps via Old Frankish *fris (“curl”), from Proto-Germanic *frisaz (“frizzy, curly”). Cognate with Old Frisian frisle, frēsle ("the hair of the head, lock of hair, curl, ringlet"; > North Frisian friessle, fressle (“hair, horse's tail”), West Frisian frisseljen (“braid of hair, braid”)), Old English frīs (“crisped, curled”).

Synonyms

crape, crimp, frizzle, kink, kink up

Scrabble Score: 26

frizz: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
frizz: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
frizz: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 26

frizz: valid Words With Friends Word