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RUFESCENCE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points

It depends on the list you play by. RUFESCENCE 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 accept it.

r1u1f4e1s1c3e1n1c3e1
Depends on the listRUFESCENCE · 10 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept RUFESCENCE?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 34 / 100

34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.7
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6.2%

Our own measure of how useful RUFESCENCE is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for RUFESCENCE

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

rufescences18

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How RUFESCENCE scores

Scrabble r1u1f4e1s1c3e1n1c3e1 17
Words with Friends r1u2f4e1s1c4e1n2c4e1 21

Face value of the 10 tiles in RUFESCENCE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
r16
u14
f12
e312
s14
c22
n16

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RUFESCENCE has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with RUFESCENCE

rufescences18

1 longer words begin with RUFESCENCE.

Shorter words from the letters in RUFESCENCE

refences13 fencers12 refence12 enfrees10 unfrees10 censure9 recense9 rescuee9 fencer11 fences11 fescue11 cercus10 cruces10 recces10 enfree9 enserf9 refuse9 unfree9 censer8 cereus8 cernes8 ceruse8 cesure8 creese8 recuse8 rescue8 scerne8 screen8 secern8 secure8 ensure6 enures6 reseen6 serene6 curfs10 feces10 fence10 scurf10 cusec9 recce9

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Common questions about RUFESCENCE

Is RUFESCENCE valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUFESCENCE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is RUFESCENCE worth?
RUFESCENCE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to RUFESCENCE?
RUFESCENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 10 letters of RUFESCENCE:

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