Is REFRESHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, REFRESHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does REFRESHING mean?
- adjective
imparting vitality and energy
“the bracing mountain air”
- adjective
pleasantly new or different
“common sense of a most refreshing sort”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + F (4) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 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 REFRESHING
REFRESHING 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 REFRESHING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- freshing15
- fingerers13
- freshen13
- fresher13
- heifers13
- refresh13
- feigners12
- fingerer12
- greenish12
- herrings12
- rehinges12
- sheering12
- fisher12
- heifer12
- sherif12
- errhines11
- refiners11
- feigner11
- fingers11
- freeing11
- fringes11
- herring11
- hingers11
- reefing11
- rehinge11
- fresh11
- errhine10
- fernier10
- ferries10
- henries10
- herries10
- inheres10
- refiner10
- refines10
- refires10
- refries10
- rehires10
- reshine10
- feeing10
- feigns10
- finger10
- friges10
- fringe10
- griefs10
- henges10
- hinger10
- hinges10
- neighs10
- nigher10
- sigher10
- fehs10
- fish10
- resigner9
- enserf9
- ferine9
- firees9
- firers9
- freers9
- freres9
- friers9
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