reference: Information About The Word 'reference'

reference is an acceptable dictionary word for games like scrabble, words with friends, crossword, etc.

The word 'reference' is made up of 9 letters.

Meanings:
  • (n) a remark that calls attention to something or someone; "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife"
  • (n) a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical
  • (n) an indicator that orients you generally; "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved"
  • (n) a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic"
  • (n) 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 to often answered evasively"
  • (n) 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"
  • (n) the act of referring or consulting; "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer"
  • (n) a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to; "he carried an armful of references back to his desk"; "he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation"
  • (n) the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to; "he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes"
  • (v) refer to; "he referenced his colleagues' work"
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Using the word 'reference' in Scrabble will fetch you 14 points while using it in Words with Friends will fetch you 16 points (without taking into consideration the effect of any multipliers).

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Words Ending With 'reference'

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Words Starting With 'reference'

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Words Containing 'reference'

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Points in Scrabble for reference14
Points in Words with Friends for reference16
Number of Letters in reference9
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