REFECTORY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. REFECTORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REFECTORY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REFECTORY is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REFECTORY
No single letter turns REFECTORY into another word.
How REFECTORY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in REFECTORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so REFECTORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does REFECTORY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large hall where members of a monastery, school or college eat their meals together.
The refectory is traditionally the shared dining room of religious houses. At many colleges the refectory still serves students in long communal rows.
How REFECTORY is used
Refectory is used for communal dining halls in monasteries, schools and universities.
- The monks gathered in the refectory for the evening meal.
- A reading was given aloud in the refectory.
- The college refectory was noisy at lunchtime.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REFECTORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in REFECTORY
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Common questions about REFECTORY
- Is REFECTORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REFECTORY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REFECTORY worth?
- REFECTORY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REFECTORY mean?
- A large hall where members of a monastery, school or college eat their meals together.
- What letters can be added to REFECTORY?
- No single letter can be added to REFECTORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of REFECTORY:
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