REFLUX is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. REFLUX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REFLUX?
| 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 REFLUX is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REFLUX
No single letter turns REFLUX into another word.
How REFLUX scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in REFLUX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What does REFLUX mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalmedical
The flow of a liquid back towards its source, especially stomach acid rising into the gullet.
Doctors use reflux for the burning feeling that follows when acid comes back up after a meal. Chemists use the same word for boiling a liquid in a vessel so that its vapour cools and drips back down, which lets a reaction run for hours without losing solvent.
How REFLUX is used
Common in medicine and in laboratory chemistry.
- Spicy food gives him reflux at night.
- The mixture was heated under reflux for two hours.
- Acid reflux can irritate the throat over time.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REFLUX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REFLUX
3 longer words begin with REFLUX.
Shorter words from the letters in REFLUX
Common questions about REFLUX
- Is REFLUX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REFLUX, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REFLUX worth?
- REFLUX is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REFLUX mean?
- The flow of a liquid back towards its source, especially stomach acid rising into the gullet.
- What letters can be added to REFLUX?
- No single letter can be added to REFLUX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of REFLUX:
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