REFEREEING is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. REFEREEING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REFEREEING?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REFEREEING is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REFEREEING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
refereeingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REFEREEING scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in REFEREEING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 4 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so REFEREEING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about REFEREEING
- The letter E appears four times in REFEREEING.
- REFEREEING runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with REFEREEING
1 longer words begin with REFEREEING.
Shorter words from the letters in REFEREEING
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Common questions about REFEREEING
- Is REFEREEING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REFEREEING, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REFEREEING worth?
- REFEREEING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to REFEREEING?
- REFEREEING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of REFEREEING:
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