Is REFRACTIVENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, REFRACTIVENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does REFRACTIVENESS mean?
- noun
the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
14
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + F (4) + R (1) + A (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 22 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 REFRACTIVENESS
REFRACTIVENESS 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.
Words you can make from REFRACTIVENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fervencies18
- refractive18
- creativeness17
- reactiveness17
- transceivers17
- refective17
- eviscerates16
- transceiver16
- activeness15
- ceasefires15
- centerfire15
- centrefire15
- craftiness15
- eviscerate15
- fierceness15
- interfaces15
- recreative15
- reservices15
- scriveners15
- severances15
- fraternises14
- transferees14
- ascensive14
- caressive14
- carveries14
- ceasefire14
- cravenest14
- creatives14
- evanesces14
- francises14
- frenetics14
- fricassee14
- infecters14
- interface14
- navicerts14
- receivers14
- recessive14
- reinfects14
- reservice14
- scrivener14
- secretive14
- servicers14
- severance14
- vesicants14
- vesicates14
- virescent14
- enfevers14
- secretaires13
- secretaries13
- fraternise13
- interferes13
- invertases13
- transferee13
- transverse13
- veratrines13
- carefree13
- casefies13
- crafters13
- craftier13
- cravener13
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