REEST is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. REEST 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 REEST?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REEST is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REEST
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REEST scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in REEST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,922.
What stands out about REEST
- The same 5 tiles also spell 8 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 REEST mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scotsdialect
To stop suddenly and refuse to move forward, said of a horse.
Reest describes the stubborn halt of a horse that plants its feet and will not go on, whether from fear, tiredness or sheer bad temper. The word belongs to Scots and northern English dialect and rarely appears outside descriptions of horses, carts or ploughing. In some dialects the same word is also applied to bacon or meat that has been cured by smoking, a quite different sense that survives chiefly in the adjective reested.
How REEST is used
Chiefly Scots and northern English dialect, used mainly of a horse refusing to move.
- The pony reested at the gate and would not budge.
- His cart horse reested halfway up the steep lane.
- The plough horse reested at the sound of thunder.
- She could not get the mare to stop reesting.
- The old horse reested every time it saw the bridge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REEST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of REEST
The 5 tiles of REEST in a different order — 8 found.
Words starting with REEST
17 longer words begin with REEST.
Words ending in REEST
3 words end in REEST. Useful as a back hook: play REEST onto a word already on the board.
Words with REEST inside
15 words contain REEST in the middle. Words that start with REEST are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in REEST
Common questions about REEST
- Is REEST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REEST, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REEST worth?
- REEST is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REEST mean?
- To stop suddenly and refuse to move forward, said of a horse.
- What letters can be added to REEST?
- REEST takes 5 hooks: 3 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of REEST:
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