REFLY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. REFLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REFLY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REFLY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REFLY
No single letter turns REFLY into another word.
How REFLY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in REFLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What stands out about REFLY
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 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 REFLY mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To fly an aircraft, spacecraft, or component again after an earlier flight.
Engineers use refly to talk about reusing hardware that already flew once, such as a rocket booster recovered and prepared for a second launch. The word marks a deliberate contrast with building an entirely new unit for every mission, which was standard practice before reusable rockets became common.
How REFLY is used
Common in aerospace reporting; rare outside discussion of reusable spacecraft or aircraft.
- Engineers plan to refly the same booster within weeks.
- The agency will refly the capsule after routine checks.
- They hoped to refly the drone once its wing was repaired.
- This booster already flew twice and will refly again next month.
- Ground crews inspected every seal before deciding to refly it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REFLY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of REFLY
The 5 tiles of REFLY in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with REFLY
1 longer words begin with REFLY.
Words ending in REFLY
1 words end in REFLY. Useful as a back hook: play REFLY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in REFLY
Common questions about REFLY
- Is REFLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REFLY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REFLY worth?
- REFLY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REFLY mean?
- To fly an aircraft, spacecraft, or component again after an earlier flight.
- What letters can be added to REFLY?
- No single letter can be added to REFLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of REFLY:
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