RAREFIED is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. RAREFIED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAREFIED?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAREFIED is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAREFIED
No single letter turns RAREFIED into another word.
How RAREFIED scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RAREFIED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RAREFIED has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RAREFIED mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Thin and less dense, as air at great height, or restricted to a select, elevated circle.
In science, rarefied air at high altitude holds fewer molecules per breath, so climbers struggle for oxygen. In everyday speech a rarefied world or atmosphere is one reserved for a privileged or highly refined few. The spelling rarefied is the standard one; a variant with i appears but is less favoured.
How RAREFIED is used
Used for thin air and, figuratively, for exclusive or lofty circles.
- The rarefied air near the summit left the climbers short of breath.
- She moved in the rarefied circles of the art world.
- The professor lectured in a rarefied vocabulary few students followed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAREFIED and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in RAREFIED
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Common questions about RAREFIED
- Is RAREFIED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAREFIED, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAREFIED worth?
- RAREFIED is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAREFIED mean?
- Thin and less dense, as air at great height, or restricted to a select, elevated circle.
- What letters can be added to RAREFIED?
- No single letter can be added to RAREFIED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RAREFIED:
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