REFINE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. REFINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REFINE?
| 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 REFINE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REFINE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REFINE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in REFINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,873.
What stands out about REFINE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 5 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 REFINE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To remove impurities from a raw material, or to improve something by making small careful changes.
Refineries refine crude oil into petrol, and sugar mills refine cane into the white crystals sold in shops. The word is also used for ideas, since a writer, an athlete or a design can be refined bit by bit until it works better. A refined person, by extension, is one with polished manners.
How REFINE is used
Used both for industrial processing and for gradual improvement of plans or skills.
- The plant will refine copper from the ore.
- The team continued to refine the design after each test.
- She spent years trying to refine her technique.
- Crude oil must be heated to refine it into fuel.
- We can refine the search by adding a date.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REFINE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of REFINE
The 6 tiles of REFINE in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with REFINE
11 longer words begin with REFINE.
Shorter words from the letters in REFINE
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Common questions about REFINE
- Is REFINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REFINE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REFINE worth?
- REFINE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REFINE mean?
- To remove impurities from a raw material, or to improve something by making small careful changes.
- What letters can be added to REFINE?
- REFINE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of REFINE:
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