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Is REED a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, REED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 5 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does REED mean?

  1. noun

    tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites

  2. noun

    United States journalist who reported on the October Revolution from Petrograd in 1917; founded the Communist Labor Party in America in 1919; is buried in the Kremlin in Moscow (1887-1920)

  3. noun

    United States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902)

  4. noun

    a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it

    “the clarinetist fitted a new reed onto his mouthpiece”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

5

Scrabble

5

Words With Friends

4

Letters

R (1) + E (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 5 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsListed

Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.

Hooks for REED

Single letters that turn REED into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.

Front hooks7

Back hooks2

Anagrams of REED

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from REED

The 12 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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