RAREFIER is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. RAREFIER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAREFIER?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAREFIER is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAREFIER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rarefiersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAREFIER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RAREFIER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 3 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RAREFIER has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about RAREFIER
- RAREFIER begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RAREFIER mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
Something or someone that makes a substance thinner or less dense, especially a device for pumping air out of a vessel.
Rarefier is an uncommon agent noun from the verb rarefy. It turns up in older scientific writing about air pumps and in word lists, but ordinary speakers would say pump.
How RAREFIER is used
Rare, mainly old technical vocabulary.
- The lab kept an old glass rarefier on the top shelf.
- A rarefier was used to thin the air inside the jar.
- He described the pump as a kind of rarefier.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAREFIER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RAREFIER
1 longer words begin with RAREFIER.
Shorter words from the letters in RAREFIER
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Common questions about RAREFIER
- Is RAREFIER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAREFIER, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAREFIER worth?
- RAREFIER is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAREFIER mean?
- Something or someone that makes a substance thinner or less dense, especially a device for pumping air out of a vessel.
- What letters can be added to RAREFIER?
- RAREFIER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RAREFIER:
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