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What does refugee mean? Is refugee a Scrabble word?

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Is refugee a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word refugee is a Scrabble US word. The word refugee is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is refugee a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word refugee is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

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Is refugee a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word refugee is a Words With Friends word. The word refugee is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

REFUGEE,

6-letter words (1 found)

REFUGE,

5-letter words (1 found)

GRUFE,

4-letter words (11 found)

EGER,EUGE,FEER,FERE,FREE,FRUG,GERE,GREE,GRUE,REEF,URGE,

3-letter words (19 found)

ERE,ERF,ERG,FEE,FEG,FER,FEU,FUG,FUR,GEE,GER,GUE,GUR,REE,REF,REG,RUE,RUG,URE,

2-letter words (9 found)

EE,EF,ER,FE,FU,GU,RE,UG,UR,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 43 words from refugee according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of refugee

refugee

Etymology

From French réfugié, past participle of réfugier (“to take refuge”), describing early French Protestants seeking refuge after the Edict of Fontainebleau in 1685. Analyzable as refuge +‎ -ee. Displaced native Old English flīema.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɛfjʊd͡ʒiː/, /ɹɛfjʊˈd͡ʒiː/
  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

refugee (plural refugees)

  1. A person seeking refuge in a foreign country out of fear of political persecution or the prospect of such persecution in their home country, i.e., a person seeking political asylum.
  2. A person seeking refuge due to a natural disaster, war, etc.
  3. A person formally granted political or economic asylum by a country other than their home country.
  4. (by extension) A person who flees one place or institution for another.

Synonyms

  • flightling

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Verb

refugee (third-person singular simple present refugees, present participle refugeeing, simple past and past participle refugeed)

  1. (transitive, US, historical) To convey (slaves) away from the advance of the federal forces.

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Source: wiktionary.org