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noun · verb · 10 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of reference

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does references mean?

noun

  1. a remark that calls attention to something or someone

    “she made frequent mention of her promotion”

    Synonymsmention

  2. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

    “the student's essay failed to list several important citations”

    Synonymscitationciteacknowledgmentcreditmention

  3. an indicator that orients you generally

    “it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved”

    Synonymsreference pointpoint of reference

  4. a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts

    “he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic”

    Synonymsreference bookreference workbook of facts

  5. a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability

    “requests for character references are all too often answered evasively”

    Synonymscharactercharacter reference

  6. the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to

    “the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos”

    Synonymsdenotationextension

verb

  1. refer to

    “he referenced his colleagues' work”

    Synonymscite

Definitions shown for reference, the base form of references.

Is REFERENCES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is REFERENCES worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
r 1e 1f 4e 1r 1e 1n 1c 3e 1s 1

Words With Friends

17 pts
r 1e 1f 4e 1r 1e 1n 2c 4e 1s 1

Wordfeud

16 pts
r 1e 1f 4e 1r 1e 1n 1c 4e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
r 1e 1f 4e 1r 1e 1n 1c 3e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in REFERENCES

Hooks for REFERENCES

Add one letter to the front or back of REFERENCES to make another word.

Front hooks

preferences

Back hooks

None

Words that end like REFERENCES

Common words that share the ending -ENCES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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All words ending in -ENCES

References: quick answers

Is REFERENCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. REFERENCES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is REFERENCES worth?
REFERENCES scores 15 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does references mean?
references is the plural and third-person singular form of reference, which means “a remark that calls attention to something or someone”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in REFERENCES?
You can make 120 shorter words from REFERENCES, such as REFERENCE, REFENCES, FENCERS, REFENCE. See the full list.