ref

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
6
Letters
3
Pronunciation
/ɹɛf/(US)

Definition of ref

9 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal)Clipping of referee.
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noun

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal)Clipping of referee.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of reference.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping)Clipping of refsheet.
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of refectory.
  5. (Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal)Clipping of refrigerator.
    “Please close the ref.”
  6. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of row echelon form.

verb

  1. (ambitransitive, informal)To referee; to act as a referee in a sport or game.
    “On the block when we were growing up we called him Ronnie the Enforcer because he umped all the stickball games and reffed the hockey.”

name

  1. (UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Research Excellence Framework: a system for assessing the quality of research in higher-education institutions.
  2. A surname.

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Etymology

Clippings.

Words you can make from ref

5 playable · top: FER (6 pts)

Best play fer 6 points

2-letter words

4 words

Hooks

3 extensions · 1 front · 2 back

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