AREFACTION is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. AREFACTION is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept AREFACTION?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AREFACTION is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AREFACTION
Front hooks — 1
rarefactionBack hooks — 1
arefactionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AREFACTION scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in AREFACTION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AREFACTION has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with AREFACTION
1 longer words begin with AREFACTION.
Shorter words from the letters in AREFACTION
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Common questions about AREFACTION
- Is AREFACTION valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and AREFACTION is not in it.
- How many points is AREFACTION worth?
- AREFACTION is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to AREFACTION?
- AREFACTION takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of AREFACTION:
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