REED is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. REED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REED?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REED is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 10 hooks, and its letters make up 8.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REED
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REED scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in REED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,476.
What stands out about REED
- The same 4 tiles also spell 5 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 REED mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tall, stiff grass that grows in wet ground, or a thin strip of material that vibrates to produce sound in certain musical instruments.
A reed of the plant kind grows densely in marshes and along riverbanks and has long been used for thatching roofs and weaving mats. The same word names the small, flexible strip fitted into instruments such as the clarinet or oboe, where the player's breath makes it vibrate to create sound.
How REED is used
Countable noun; often used in the plural, reeds, for the plant growing in a marsh.
- Ducks nested among the tall reeds by the lake.
- The wind rustled through the dense bed of reeds.
- A cracked reed can ruin the tone of a clarinet.
- He carved a simple pipe from a hollow reed.
- The oboist kept a spare reed in her case.
A tall, stiff grass that grows in wet ground, or a thin strip of material that vibrates to produce sound in certain musical instruments.
A reed of the plant kind grows densely in marshes and along riverbanks and has long been used for thatching roofs and weaving mats. The same word names the small, flexible strip fitted into instruments such as the clarinet or oboe, where the player's breath makes it vibrate to create sound.
How REED is used
Countable noun; often used in the plural, reeds, for the plant growing in a marsh.
- Ducks nested among the tall reeds by the lake.
- The wind rustled through the dense bed of reeds.
- A cracked reed can ruin the tone of a clarinet.
- He carved a simple pipe from a hollow reed.
- The oboist kept a spare reed in her case.
Written for this site: 2 meanings of REED and 10 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of REED
The 4 tiles of REED in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with REED
Showing 24 of 45 words that begin with REED.
Words ending in REED
Showing 24 of 43 words that end in REED. Useful as a back hook: play REED onto a word already on the board.
Words with REED inside
Showing 24 of 97 words that contain REED somewhere in the middle. Words that start with REED are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in REED
Common questions about REED
- Is REED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REED, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REED worth?
- REED is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REED mean?
- A tall, stiff grass that grows in wet ground, or a thin strip of material that vibrates to produce sound in certain musical instruments.
- What letters can be added to REED?
- REED takes 10 hooks: 7 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of REED:
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