REEDY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. REEDY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REEDY?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REEDY is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REEDY
Front hooks — 1
greedyBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How REEDY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in REEDY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 23,765.
What does REEDY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Thin and high-pitched in tone, like the sound of a reed instrument; also, thickly overgrown with reeds.
A reedy voice sounds thin, wavering, and slightly nasal, the kind of tone often associated with age, illness, or a poorly played wind instrument. The same word describes a riverbank or pond edge that is reedy, meaning it is dense with tall reeds growing along the water. Musicians sometimes call an oboe or clarinet reedy when its tone leans thin and buzzing rather than warm and full. Both senses trace back to the plant itself, since reeds are naturally thin, hollow stalks.
How REEDY is used
Reedy is common in descriptions of voice and instrument tone as well as in descriptions of marshy landscape.
- The old man answered in a reedy, trembling voice.
- Ducks nested along the reedy edge of the pond.
- Her clarinet had a reedy tone that needed a softer reed.
- The path wound through reedy marshland toward the lake.
- He recognized the singer by her thin, reedy vibrato.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REEDY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of REEDY
The 5 tiles of REEDY in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in REEDY
3 words end in REEDY. Useful as a back hook: play REEDY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in REEDY
Common questions about REEDY
- Is REEDY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REEDY, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REEDY worth?
- REEDY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REEDY mean?
- Thin and high-pitched in tone, like the sound of a reed instrument; also, thickly overgrown with reeds.
- What letters can be added to REEDY?
- REEDY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of REEDY:
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