REFRACT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. REFRACT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REFRACT?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REFRACT is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REFRACT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
refractsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REFRACT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in REFRACT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 411,717.
What does REFRACT mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To bend a ray of light or other wave as it passes from one medium into another.
Water, glass and air each slow light by a different amount, so they refract it differently, which is why a straw looks broken in a glass of water. Optometrists also use the word when they measure how an eye bends light.
How REFRACT is used
Used in physics and optics, usually with light as the object.
- A prism will refract white light into a spectrum.
- Water can refract the sunlight and make a rainbow.
- The lens is shaped to refract the rays toward a point.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REFRACT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of REFRACT
The 7 tiles of REFRACT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with REFRACT
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Shorter words from the letters in REFRACT
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Common questions about REFRACT
- Is REFRACT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REFRACT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REFRACT worth?
- REFRACT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REFRACT mean?
- To bend a ray of light or other wave as it passes from one medium into another.
- What letters can be added to REFRACT?
- REFRACT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of REFRACT:
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