248 words come out when you unscramble REFRACTORY, starting with REFRACTORY itself: 18 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
R1E1F4R1A1C34T1O1R1Y43
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from REFRACTORY split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 15 with 7, 29 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2. None has 8 letters.
REFRACTOR is the only one of the 9-letter words in REFRACTORY; it scores 14 points.
Among the 7-letter words made with REFRACTORY letters, FACTORY leads with 15 points, then FORAYER and FRATERY on 13. CREATOR and REACTOR are the familiar ones.
The best of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble REFRACTORY is CRAFTY, 14 points; FORRAY and FRATRY on 12 follow. FACTOR, TERROR and ROTARY are everyday picks.
FARCY scores highest among the 5-letter words from REFRACTORY at 13 points, ahead of AREFY and FAERY on 11. AFTER, FORCE and CARRY are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble REFRACTORY is FYCE, 12 points; FRAY and OFAY on 10 follow. YEAR, FACT and FACE are everyday picks.
Of the 60 3-letter words from REFRACTORY, 4 score 9 points, the group's best. ARE, CAR and ART are the ones most people know.
These 3 words have the length of REFRACTORY, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with RE · ending in RY · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with FACTORY (15 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
REFRACTORY works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| REFRACTORY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 248) | 194 | 247 | 176 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FRATERY, FORECAR, FORRAY, FRATRY, AREFY, CRAYER, FAYER, FAYRE, FORCAT, FRORY, CERTY, COREY and 41 more, 53 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CRAFTER, TREYFA, TRAYF, TREYF, CRYER, ORACY, CAF, FARRO, RECOAT, TREFA, AFRO, OATY and 7 more, 19 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: OFAY.