REACT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. REACT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REACT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REACT is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REACT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REACT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in REACT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,682.
What stands out about REACT
- The same 5 tiles also spell 6 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does REACT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To respond to a stimulus, event or situation by acting, changing or behaving in a particular way.
To react is always to answer something that comes first, whether that something is a question, a piece of news, a physical touch or another chemical, so the word always points backward to a cause before it points forward to a response. Chemists give the word a precise technical sense, where two substances react when they interact and change into something new, while doctors use it for the body's response to a drug, an allergen or an infection. In everyday speech the word most often describes an emotional or behavioural response, and how someone reacts to bad news is often judged as revealing more about their character than the news itself.
How REACT is used
Extremely common in everyday speech for an emotional or behavioural response, and equally standard in chemistry and medicine for a physical or bodily one.
- She didn't react at all when he told her the news.
- Sodium will react violently if it touches water.
- The crowd began to react as soon as the announcement was made.
- Doctors warned that some patients react badly to the medication.
- He reacted quickly, grabbing the child before she reached the road.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REACT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of REACT
The 5 tiles of REACT in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with REACT
Showing 24 of 40 words that begin with REACT.
Words ending in REACT
4 words end in REACT. Useful as a back hook: play REACT onto a word already on the board.
Words with REACT inside
Showing 24 of 39 words that contain REACT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with REACT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in REACT
Showing 40 of 42. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about REACT
- Is REACT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REACT, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REACT worth?
- REACT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REACT mean?
- To respond to a stimulus, event or situation by acting, changing or behaving in a particular way.
- What letters can be added to REACT?
- REACT takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of REACT:
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