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Unscramble REFERENCE and you have 45 words, REFERENCE itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, REFENCE leads with 12 points. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.

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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.

Possible Words From reference

Counting the words from REFERENCE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 7, 3 with 6, 6 with 5, 10 with 4, 16 with 3 and 7 with 2. None has 8 letters.

9 Letter Words You Can Make with reference

7 Letter Words You Can Make with reference

REFENCE tops the 7-letter words in REFERENCE at 12 points; next comes REFEREE on 10.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with reference

FENCER scores highest among the 6-letter words made with REFERENCE letters at 11 points, ahead of ENFREE and REEFER on 9.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with reference

Among the 5-letter words from REFERENCE, FENCE leads with 10 points, then FERER and FREER on 8. REFER is the familiar one.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with reference

Of the 10 4-letter words you get when you unscramble REFERENCE, 6 score 7 points, the group's best. FREE, REEF and FERN are the ones most people know.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with reference

Among 16 3-letter words in REFERENCE, the top score is 6, reached by 6. FEE and ERR are the familiar ones.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with reference

EF and FE share the top score of 5 among the 2-letter words made with REFERENCE letters.

REFERENCE With One Letter Changed

Keep every letter of REFERENCE but one, change that one, and you get:

More 9-letter words: starting with RE · ending in CE · all 9-letter words

What the Best REFERENCE Words Mean

The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by REFENCE (12 points).

Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends

REFENCE 12 · 14
to fence again
FENCER 11 · 13
one that fences
FENCE 10 · 12
to practice the art of fencing
REFEREE 10 · 10
to supervise the play in certain sports
REEFER 9 · 9
one that reefs
FREER 8 · 8
not subject to restriction or control
FRERE 8 · 8
a male sibling
REFER 8 · 8
to direct to a source for help or information

Can You Play REFERENCE in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept REFERENCE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
REFERENCE itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 45)324531

* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.

13 of the 45 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ENFREE, FERER, CERNE, FEEN, FEER, CREE, ERF, NEF, REEN, EEN, ENE, REN and 1 more. 1 of the 45 answers is missing from Words With Friends*: FE.

One Extra Tile and REFERENCE Grows

With one more tile, the letters of REFERENCE spell the words below.

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