Unscramble REFRAINS to get 233 words. REFRAINS itself is a real word: 11 points on a Scrabble board, 12 in Words With Friends. It has 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
R1E1F4R1A1I1N12S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from REFRAINS by length: 1 with 8 letters, 6 with 7, 26 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
14 of 26 6-letter words made with REFRAINS letters tie at 9 points; none scores more. SIERRA, ARISEN and RAISER will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words from REFRAINS, the top score is 8, reached by 36. RAISE, ARISE and FIRES are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble REFRAINS; 35 of them share the top score of 7. FIRE, NEAR and FINE are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble REFRAINS, the top score is 6, reached by 19. ARE, AIR and FAR are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of REFRAINS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with RE · ending in NS · all 8-letter words
What REFRAINS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept REFRAINS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| REFRAINS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 233) | 177 | 232 | 166 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FARRENS, SERAFIN, FAINES, FARREN, FINERS, NAIFER, FAINE, FAINS, FARSE, FENIS, FIERS, NIEFS and 43 more, 55 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SNARF, FES, SARNIE, FE, REAIS, ARIE, NAES, NARE, RAIS, RAI and SAN, 11 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.
These 2 words take every letter of REFRAINS plus a single extra one.