REEVE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. REEVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REEVE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REEVE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 8.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REEVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REEVE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in REEVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,518.
What does REEVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A local official in medieval England responsible for managing an estate, collecting dues, and overseeing tenants on behalf of a lord or the crown.
The reeve stood between the manor lord and the peasants working the land, handling day-to-day matters like collecting rents, organizing labor, and settling minor disputes. Some reeves rose from among the villagers themselves, chosen or appointed to keep order and answer to the lord for the estate affairs. The word also survives in shire-reeve, the historical root of the modern title sheriff, showing how closely the office was tied to local law and administration.
How REEVE is used
A historical term, common in writing about medieval English administration and manorial life.
- The reeve kept careful records of every tenant unpaid dues.
- Villagers brought their disputes to the reeve rather than the distant lord.
- A new reeve was appointed each year to oversee the harvest accounts.
- The manor court relied on the reeve to enforce its decisions.
- Historians studied records kept by the reeve to understand medieval farming life.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REEVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REEVE
4 longer words begin with REEVE.
Words ending in REEVE
6 words end in REEVE. Useful as a back hook: play REEVE onto a word already on the board.
Words with REEVE inside
12 words contain REEVE in the middle. Words that start with REEVE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in REEVE
Common questions about REEVE
- Is REEVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REEVE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REEVE worth?
- REEVE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REEVE mean?
- A local official in medieval England responsible for managing an estate, collecting dues, and overseeing tenants on behalf of a lord or the crown.
- What letters can be added to REEVE?
- REEVE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of REEVE:
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