REASON is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. REASON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REASON?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REASON is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REASON
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REASON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in REASON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,581.
What stands out about REASON
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 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 REASON mean in Scrabble?
noun
A cause, explanation or justification that lies behind an action, belief or event, or the mental capacity to think and judge things logically.
A reason can be the simple cause behind something, as when someone gives a reason for being late, or it can name the deeper capacity of the mind that lets people weigh evidence and draw conclusions, as in an appeal to reason rather than emotion. The two senses are connected: having a reason for a belief usually means having gone through some process of reasoning to reach it. The related verb, to reason, describes exactly that process of working through facts step by step toward a conclusion. In everyday speech reason also covers plain fairness or sense, as in the phrase within reason, meaning what is sensible rather than extreme.
How REASON is used
An everyday word used constantly in ordinary speech and writing, from giving reasons for a decision to appealing to someone's reason.
- She gave no reason for changing her mind.
- There is good reason to doubt the official account.
- He tried to appeal to her reason rather than her fear.
- Age had not dulled his powers of reason at all.
- Within reason, the manager was willing to adjust the schedule.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REASON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of REASON
The 6 tiles of REASON in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with REASON
15 longer words begin with REASON.
Shorter words from the letters in REASON
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Common questions about REASON
- Is REASON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REASON, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REASON worth?
- REASON is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REASON mean?
- A cause, explanation or justification that lies behind an action, belief or event, or the mental capacity to think and judge things logically.
- What letters can be added to REASON?
- REASON takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of REASON:
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