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What does reboot mean? Is reboot a Scrabble word?

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Is reboot a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word reboot is a Scrabble US word. The word reboot is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is reboot a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word reboot is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

R1E1B3O1O1T1

Is reboot a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word reboot is a Words With Friends word. The word reboot is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

R1E1B4O1O1T1

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6-letter words (1 found)

REBOOT,

5-letter words (1 found)

ROBOT,

4-letter words (14 found)

BOET,BOOR,BOOT,BORE,BORT,BOTE,BROO,OBOE,ROBE,ROOT,ROTE,ROTO,TORE,TORO,

3-letter words (22 found)

BET,BOO,BOR,BOT,BRO,OBE,OBO,OOR,OOT,ORB,ORE,ORT,REB,REO,RET,ROB,ROE,ROO,ROT,TOE,TOO,TOR,

2-letter words (11 found)

BE,BO,ER,ET,OB,OE,OO,OR,RE,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 50 words from reboot according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of reboot

reboot

Etymology

re- +‎ boot

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹiːbuːt/ (noun, verb)
  • IPA(key): /ɹiːˈbuːt/ (verb)
  • Rhymes: -uːt

Noun

reboot (plural reboots)

  1. (computing) An instance of rebooting.
    Hypernyms: bootup, restart
    Hyponyms: hard reboot, soft reboot
  2. (by extension) A fresh start.
  3. (narratology) The restarting of a series' storyline, discarding all previous continuity.
  4. (widely considered a misuse) The restarting of a series' storyline without discarding previous continuity.
    Synonyms: sequel, spin-off
    Coordinate term: remake

Translations

Verb

reboot (third-person singular simple present reboots, present participle rebooting, simple past and past participle rebooted)

  1. (computing, transitive, intransitive) To execute a computer's boot process, effectively resetting the computer and causing the operating system to reload, possibly after a system failure.
  2. (by extension) To start afresh.
  3. Restart; to return to an initial configuration or state.

Synonyms

  • (broad sense): rebegin, recommence, reinitiate
  • (broad sense and literal sense): restart

Translations

See also

  • bootstrap

Anagrams

  • Booter, Botero, booter

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English reboot.

Pronunciation

Noun

reboot m (plural reboots)

  1. (computing) reboot (instance of rebooting)
    Synonym: reinício

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English reboot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /riˈbut/ [riˈβ̞ut̪]
  • Rhymes: -ut

Noun

reboot m (uncountable)

  1. reboot (instance of rebooting)

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.


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