Words That Start With REF

There are over 539 words that begin with REF in English. From 3-letter words to 15-letter entries, find REF-words grouped and sortable by length below, all valid in Scrabble, Wordle, and Words With Friends. You can also see five letter words starting with REF.

3-Letter Words Starting With REF

Short high-frequency REF-words:

ref

4-Letter Words Starting With REF

Common 4-letter REF-words:

refi

refs

reft

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5-Letter Words Starting With REF

Common 5-letter REF-words:

refer

refed

refel

reffo

refis

refit

refix

refly

refry

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6-Letter Words Starting With REF

Common 6-letter REF-words:

refers

reform

refuse

refuge

reface

refall

refect

refeel

refell

refile

refind

refire

refits

reflag

reflet

reflew

reflow

refold

refoot

refurb

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7-Letter Words Starting With REF

Common 7-letter REF-words:

refused

reflect

reforms

refined

refusal

refuses

referee

refiles

refills

refines

refires

reflags

reflets

reflies

refloat

refound

refract

refresh

refried

refront

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8-Letter Words Starting With REF

Common 8-letter REF-words:

referred

reflects

refugees

refusing

reformed

referral

refilled

refinery

refluent

refluxed

reflying

refollow

reformer

refracts

refronts

refueled

refunder

refusnik

refutals

refuting

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9-Letter Words Starting With REF

Common 9-letter REF-words:

reference

reflected

referring

refastens

referable

refinedly

refinings

reflation

reflexing

reflexion

refocused

reforests

reformats

refractor

refreshed

refreshes

refuelled

refurbish

refusniks

refutably

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10-Letter Words Starting With REF

Common 10-letter REF-words:

references

reflection

reflecting

referendum

referenced

reflective

referrable

refiltered

refittings

reflagging

reflations

reflexives

refloating

reforested

reformates

reformisms

refractile

refractory

refreshens

refreshing

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11-Letter Words Starting With REF

Common 11-letter REF-words:

refashioned

refectioner

refectorian

refereeings

referential

refinements

reflections

reflexional

refocillate

reformatted

refractable

refractured

refrainment

refreshment

refrigerant

refrigerate

refringence

refuellings

refugeeisms

refurnishes

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12-Letter Words Starting With REF

Common 12-letter REF-words:

refashioning

refectorians

reflectingly

reflectivity

reflectogram

reflectorize

reflowerings

refocillated

refocillates

refractively

refractorily

refracturing

refresheners

refreshening

refreshfully

refreshments

refrigerates

refrigerator

refringences

refurbishing

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13-Letter Words Starting With REF

Common 13-letter REF-words:

referentially

reflectograms

reflectograph

reflectorised

reflectorises

reflectorized

reflectorizes

reflexibility

reflexiveness

reflexivities

refocillation

reformability

reformulating

reformulation

refoundations

refrigerative

refrigerators

refringencies

refurbishings

refurbishment

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14-Letter Words Starting With REF

Common 14-letter REF-words:

refashionments

referentiality

reflationaries

reflectionless

reflectiveness

reflectivities

reflectographs

reflectography

reflectometers

reflectorising

reflexological

reflexologists

reforestations

reformulations

refractiveness

refractivities

refractometers

refractometric

refrigerations

refutabilities

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15-Letter Words Starting With REF

Common 15-letter REF-words:

reflectometries

reflexibilities

reflexivenesses

reformabilities

reformationists

refortification

refractometries

refrangibleness

refrigeratories

refundabilities

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539 Common Words Starting with REF

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What is the highest scoring word in
Scrabble that starts with REF?

29 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with REF is reflectorizing with a total of 29 points.

R 1

E 1

F 4

L 1

E 1

C 3

T 1

O 1

R 1

I 1

Z 10

I 1

N 1

G 2

Words that begin with REF are commonly used for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. This list will help you to find the top scoring words to beat the opponent. You can also find a list of all words that end in REF and words with REF. Try our five letter words starting with REF page if you’re playing Wordle-like games or use the New York Times Wordle Solver for finding the NYT Wordle daily answer.

FAQ Words That Start With REF

How many words starting with REF are in the English dictionary?

There are 539 words in the English dictionary that start with REF, and most of them are 9 letters long (89 words of that length).
What's the longest word starting with REF?

The longest word starting with REF is "refrangiblenesses" at 17 letters long. If you're looking for a more everyday word, "references" is the longest common word starting with REF.
Are there any rare words starting with REF worth more in Scrabble?

Yes. Uncommon words like "reflectorize", "reflexological", "reflexibility", "reflexologist" start with REF and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "reflexibility" is worth 28 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.
What are the most common words starting with REF?

Most words starting with REF are 9 letters long, including everyday words like "reference", "reflected", "referring", "refastens", "referable".