212 words come out when you unscramble REFRACTARY, starting with REFRACTARY itself: 18 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. It has 10 letters, 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
R1E1F4R1A1C34T1A1R1Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from REFRACTARY split into 1 with 10 letters, 7 with 7, 19 with 6, 56 with 5, 59 with 4, 53 with 3 and 17 with 2. None has 9 or 8 letters.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
CRAFTY scores highest among the 6-letter words in REFRACTARY at 14 points, ahead of FRATRY and RAREFY on 12. ARTERY, CRATER and TRACER are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words from REFRACTARY, FARCY leads with 13 points, then AREFY and FAERY on 11. AFTER, CARRY and ARRAY are the familiar ones.
The best of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble REFRACTARY is FYCE, 12 points; FRAY and RYFE on 10 follow. YEAR, AREA and CARE are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words you get when you unscramble REFRACTARY are led by FAY, FEY and FRY, 9 points each. ARE, CAR and ART are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of REFRACTARY for another and you can spell this word:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CRAFTY (14 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts REFRACTARY, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| REFRACTARY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 212) | 164 | 212 | 150 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: REFRACTARY, FRATERY, FRATRY, AREFY, CRAYER, FAYER, FAYRE, YARFA, CERTY, FRACT, RYFE, CRAY and 36 more, 48 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CRAFTER, TREYFA, TRAYF, TREYF, CRYER, FACTA, CAF, TAYRA, TREFA, CERT, YER, FE and 2 more, 14 in all.