Words starting with REF

413 words in the ENABLE list start with REF. The most common are REFERENCE, REFERRED, REFUSED and REFORM. They run from 4 to 17 letters, and the highest-scoring is REFLECTORIZING at 29 points.

Words
413
Lengths
4–17 letters
Top score
29 (REFLECTORIZING)

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The words

4-letter words 2

refs7reft7

5-letter words 7

refed9refel8refer8 refit8refix15refly11refry11

6-letter words 29

reface11refall9refect11refeed10refeel9refell9refels9refelt9refers9reffed13refile9refill9refilm11refind10refine9refire9refits9reflet9reflew12reflex16reflow12reflux16refold10reform11 refuel9refuge10 refund10 refuse9 refute9

7-letter words 57

refaced13refaces12refalls10refects12refeeds11refeels10refence12referee10 reffing14refight14refiled11refiles10refills10refilms12refinds11refined11 refiner10refines10refired11refires10refixed18refixes17reflate10reflect12 reflets10reflies10refloat10reflood11reflown13reflows13refocus12refolds11reforge11reforms12refound11refract12refrain10 reframe12refresh13 refried11refries10refront10refroze19refuels10refuged12refugee11 refuges11refugia11refunds11refusal10 refused11refuser10refuses10refutal10refuted11refuter10refutes10

8-letter words 70

refacing14refallen11refasten11refected14refelled12refenced14refences13refereed12referees11referent11referral11referred12referrer11refights15refigure12refiling12refilled12refilmed14refilter11refiners11refinery14refining12refinish14refiring12refitted12refixing19reflated12reflates11reflects13reflexed19reflexes18reflexly21refloats11refloods12reflowed15reflower14refluent11refluxed19refluxes18reflying15refolded13reforest11reforged13reformat13reformed14reformer13refracts13refrains11reframed14reframes13refreeze20refrozen20refueled12refugees12refugium14refunded13refusals11refusers11refusing12refuting12
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9-letter words 72

refalling13refashion15refastens12refecting15refection14refectory17refeeding14refeeling13refelling13refencing15referable14reference14 referenda13referents12referrals12referrers12referring13refigured14refigures13refilling13refilming15refilters12refinance14refinding14refitting13reflating13reflation12reflected15 reflector14reflexing20reflexion19reflexive22refloated13refluxing20refocused15refocuses14refolding14reforging14reformats14reformers14reforming15reformism16reformist14refounded14refracted15refractor14refrained13reframing15refreezes21refreshed16refresher15refreshes15refueling13refuelled13refulgent13refunding14refurbish17refurnish15refusenik16refutable14
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10-letter words 56

refashions16refastened14refections15refereeing14referenced16 references15referendum16 refighting18refiguring15refillable15refiltered14refinanced16refinances15refinement15refineries13refinished17refinisher16refinishes16reflations13reflecting16 reflection15 reflective18reflectors15reflexions20reflexives23refloating14reflooding15reflowered17refluences15refocusing16refocussed16refocusses15reforested14reformable17reformates15reformisms17reformists15refounding15refractile15refracting16refraction15refractive18refractors15refractory18refraining14refreezing23refreshens16refreshers16refreshing17 refronting14refuelling14refugeeism16refulgence16refundable16refuseniks17refutation13

11-letter words 41

refashioned18refastening15refectories16referencing17referendums17referential14refiltering15refinancing17refinements16refinishers17refinishing18reflectance18reflections16reflexively27reflexivity27reflexology25reflowering18refocussing17reforesting15reformation16reformative19reformatory19reformatted17reformulate16refortified18refortifies17refractions16refrainment16refrangible17refreshened18refreshment19refrigerant15refrigerate15refugeeisms17refulgences17refurbished20refurbisher19refurbishes19refurnished18refurnishes17refutations14

12-letter words 28

refashioning19reflationary18reflectances19reflectional17reflectively23reflectivity23reflectorize26reformations17reformatting18reformulated18reformulates17refortifying22refoundation16refractively23refractivity23refractories17refractorily20refrainments17refreshening19refreshingly22refreshments20refrigerants16refrigerated17refrigerates16refrigerator16refurbishers20refurbishing21refurnishing19

13-letter words 22

referentially19reflectometer20reflectometry23reflectorized28reflectorizes27reflexiveness26reflexivities26reflexologies24reforestation16reformability23reformational18reformatories18reformulating19reformulation18refoundations17refractometer20refractometry23refrigerating18refrigeration17refrigerators17refundability22refurbishment23

14-letter words 15

referentiality20reflectiveness22reflectivities22reflectometers21reflectorizing29reforestations17reformulations19refractiveness22refractivities22refractometers21refractometric23refractoriness19refrangibility23refrigerations18refurbishments24

15-letter words 7

reflectometries22reflexivenesses28reformabilities22refortification23refractometries22refrangibleness21refundabilities21

16-letter words 6

referentialities19reflectivenesses24refortifications24refractivenesses24refractorinesses21refrangibilities22

17-letter words 1

refrangiblenesses23

Highest-scoring words

Scored with Scrabble letter values, before bonus squares.

reflectorizing29reflectorized28reflexivenesses28reflexively27reflexivity27reflectorizes27reflectorize26reflexiveness26reflexivities26reflexology25

Questions

How many words start with REF?

413 words in the ENABLE word list start with REF.

What is the longest word that starts with REF?

REFRANGIBLENESSES, with 17 letters. Next come REFERENTIALITIES and REFLECTIVENESSES.

What is the highest-scoring word that starts with REF?

REFLECTORIZING, worth 29 points with Scrabble letter values.