REFRACTARIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. REFRACTARIES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept REFRACTARIES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REFRACTARIES is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REFRACTARIES
No single letter turns REFRACTARIES into another word.
How REFRACTARIES scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in REFRACTARIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 3 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so REFRACTARIES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in REFRACTARIES
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Common questions about REFRACTARIES
- Is REFRACTARIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and REFRACTARIES is not in it.
- How many points is REFRACTARIES worth?
- REFRACTARIES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to REFRACTARIES?
- No single letter can be added to REFRACTARIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of REFRACTARIES:
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