REFLATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. REFLATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REFLATE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REFLATE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REFLATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REFLATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in REFLATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 93,572.
What does REFLATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To stimulate an economy by increasing the money supply, spending or demand after a period of deflation.
Governments try to reflate when prices are falling and output is weak. They may cut interest rates or spend more to lift demand. The verb can also simply mean to inflate something with air again.
How REFLATE is used
Used chiefly in economics, and occasionally for refilling a tyre or balloon.
- The central bank moved to reflate the weak economy.
- Ministers argued about how best to reflate after the slump.
- He used a pump to reflate the flat tyre.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REFLATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REFLATE
2 longer words begin with REFLATE.
Shorter words from the letters in REFLATE
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Common questions about REFLATE
- Is REFLATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REFLATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REFLATE worth?
- REFLATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REFLATE mean?
- To stimulate an economy by increasing the money supply, spending or demand after a period of deflation.
- What letters can be added to REFLATE?
- REFLATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of REFLATE:
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