The word ref is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • ref n. (Informal) Clipping of referee.
  • ref n. Abbreviation of reference.
  • ref n. Abbreviation of refectory.

7 valid words from 3 definitions

ABBREVIATION CLIPPING INFORMAL OF REFECTORY REFEREE REFERENCE

2 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

EF RE

3 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

ER FE FER

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

ERF FER

22 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

DEF KEF NEF REB REC RED REE REG REH REI REM REN REO REP RES RET REV REW REX REZ RIF TEF

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

EF RE

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

REEF REIF

527 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

REFI REFS REFT REFED REFEL REFER REFIS REFIT REFIX REFLY REFRY REFACE REFALL REFECT REFEED REFEEL REFELL REFELS REFELT REFERS REFFED REFILE REFILL REFILM REFIND REFINE REFIRE REFITS REFLAG REFLET REFLEW REFLEX REFLOW REFLUX REFOLD REFOOT REFORM REFUEL REFUGE REFUND REFURB REFUSE REFUTE REFACED REFACES REFALLS REFECTS REFEEDS REFEELS REFENCE + 477 words

408 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

AREFY TREFA BEREFT IREFUL PREFAB PREFER PREFIX RAREFY TEREFA TREFAH AREFIED AREFIES BAREFIT CAREFUL DAREFUL DIREFUL DUREFUL FIREFLY PREFABS PREFACE PREFADE PREFARD PREFECT PREFERS PREFILE PREFIRE PREFORM PREFUND PUTREFY TEREFAH TORREFY TREFOIL AREFYING BAREFOOT CANTREFS CAREFREE FIREFANG FOREFACE FOREFEEL FOREFEET FOREFELT FOREFEND FOREFOOT GAREFOWL GOREFEST GREFFIER HEREFROM INDYREFS IREFULLY MISREFER + 358 words

3 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

TREF CANTREF INDYREF

25 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A FARE FEAR FRAE
+E FEER FERE FREE REEF
+I FIER FIRE REFI REIF RIFE
+K KERF
+M FERM
+N FERN
+O FORE FROE ORFE
+S REFS SERF
+T FRET REFT TERF TREF
+Y RYFE

4 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-F ER RE
-R EF FE

Scrabble scoring

  • 6 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 12.2 chance (8.23%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 32.1 chance (3.12%).

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Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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