Is REFINISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, REFINISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does REFINISH mean?
- verb
give a new surface
“refinish the dining room furniture”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + F (4) + I (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for REFINISH
REFINISH has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of REFINISH
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from REFINISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- finisher14
- fishier13
- finish12
- fisher12
- sherif12
- fresh11
- shinier10
- fehs10
- fish10
- infers9
- reishi9
- shiner9
- shrine9
- feh9
- ferns8
- finer8
- fines8
- finis8
- fires8
- firns8
- fries8
- frise8
- heirs8
- herns8
- hires8
- infer8
- neifs8
- reifs8
- rishi8
- serif8
- shier8
- shine8
- shire8
- fens7
- fern7
- fine7
- fins7
- fire7
- firn7
- firs7
- heir7
- hens7
- hern7
- hers7
- hies7
- hins7
- hire7
- hisn7
- neif7
- refs7
- reif7
- resh7
- rife7
- rifs7
- seif7
- serf7
- shen7
- shin7
- shri7
- sinh7
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