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Referring

r 1e 1f 4e 1r 1r 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Very common · present participle of refer

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

What does referring mean?

verb

  1. make reference to

    “His name was mentioned in connection with the invention”

    Synonymsmentionadvertbring upcitename

  2. be relevant to

    “There were lots of questions referring to her talk”

    Synonymspertainrelateconcerncome tobear on

  3. think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another

    “This plant can be referred to a known species”

  4. send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision

    “refer a patient to a specialist”

  5. seek information from

    “You should consult the dictionary”

    Synonymsconsultlook up

  6. have as a meaning

    “`multi-' denotes `many'”

    Synonymsdenote

Definitions shown for refer, the base form of referring.

Is REFERRING 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 REFERRING worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
r 1e 1f 4e 1r 1r 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

15 pts
r 1e 1f 4e 1r 1r 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

14 pts
r 1e 1f 4e 1r 1r 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
r 1e 1f 4e 1r 1r 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in REFERRING

Hooks for REFERRING

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

Front hooks

preferring

Back hooks

None

Words that end like REFERRING

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

transferringdeferringdeterringinferringinterringconferringunerringherringerringpreferring
All words ending in -ERRING

Referring: quick answers

Is REFERRING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. REFERRING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is REFERRING worth?
REFERRING scores 13 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does referring mean?
referring is the present participle of refer, which means “make reference to”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in REFERRING?
You can make 123 shorter words from REFERRING, such as FINGERER, REFRINGE, FEERING, FEIGNER. See the full list.