REF is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. REF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REF?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REF is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REF
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REF scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in REF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,123.
What stands out about REF
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does REF mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A referee, in casual sporting speech.
Ref is what a crowd shouts and a commentator avoids, which is the same division that governs the American word for the same job in baseball. The clipping is a century old and has never sounded neutral: nobody addresses an official that way politely.
How REF is used
Countable: a ref, two refs. Informal.
- The ref gave it and the whole ground disagreed.
- Two refs would not have made that decision better.
- Shouting at the ref has never changed a call.
- A ref at that level is unpaid and abused weekly.
- The word ref is never polite.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of REF
The 3 tiles of REF in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with REF
Showing 24 of 534 words that begin with REF.
Words ending in REF
3 words end in REF. Useful as a back hook: play REF onto a word already on the board.
Words with REF inside
Showing 24 of 415 words that contain REF somewhere in the middle. Words that start with REF are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in REF
Common questions about REF
- Is REF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REF, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REF worth?
- REF is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REF mean?
- A referee, in casual sporting speech.
- What letters can be added to REF?
- REF takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of REF:
Open REF in the Word Finder