Scrabble & Words with friends points
- reference is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
- reference is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
- reference is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16
Definition of reference
- a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability (noun)
Examples
- requests for character references are all too often answered evasively
Synonyms
- character
- character reference
- a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to (noun)
Examples
- he carried an armful of references back to his desk
Synonyms
- source
- the act of referring or consulting (noun)
Examples
- reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer
Synonyms
- consultation
- a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage (noun)
Synonyms
- acknowledgment
- citation
- cite
- credit
- mention
- quotation
- the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to (noun)
Synonyms
- denotation
- extension
- a remark that calls attention to something or someone (noun)
Examples
- the speaker made several references to his wife
Synonyms
- mention
- (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored (noun)
Synonyms
- address
- computer address
- a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts (noun)
Examples
- he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic
Synonyms
- book of facts
- reference book
- reference work
- refer to (verb)
Examples
- he referenced his colleagues' work
Synonyms
- cite
- an indicator that orients you generally (noun)
Examples
- it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved
Synonyms
- point of reference
- reference point
- the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to (noun)
Examples
- he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes
See definition of reference in Merriam Webster