REFLEX is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. REFLEX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REFLEX?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REFLEX is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REFLEX
No single letter turns REFLEX into another word.
How REFLEX scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in REFLEX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 376,279.
What does REFLEX mean in Scrabble?
noun
An automatic bodily response to a stimulus that happens without conscious thought.
When a doctor taps your knee and the leg jerks, that is a reflex at work. In looser speech the word means any habitual, instant reaction, and in writing it can also describe something that merely reflects another thing.
How REFLEX is used
Used in medicine, sport and everyday talk about quick instinctive reactions.
- Blinking is a natural reflex that protects the eye.
- The goalkeeper saved the shot with a quick reflex.
- Doubt was her first reflex whenever she heard a bold claim.
- The doctor checked the child's reflex with a small hammer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REFLEX and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REFLEX
22 longer words begin with REFLEX.
Shorter words from the letters in REFLEX
Common questions about REFLEX
- Is REFLEX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REFLEX, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REFLEX worth?
- REFLEX is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REFLEX mean?
- An automatic bodily response to a stimulus that happens without conscious thought.
- What letters can be added to REFLEX?
- No single letter can be added to REFLEX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of REFLEX:
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