Ree in Scrabble Dictionary

Valid words made from Ree

You can make 6 words from 'ree' in our Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

• 3 letters words from 'ree'
• 2 letters words from 'ree'

3 letters words from 'ree'

ERE 3

REE 3

2 letters words from 'ree'

EE 2	ER 2
RE 2

Definitions and meaning of ree

ree

Etymology 1

Noun

ree (plural rees)

1. Alternative form of rei

Etymology 2

From Middle English rei, reh, reoh, from Old English hrēoh (“rough, fierce, wild, angry, disturbed, troubled, stormy, tempestuous”), from Proto-Germanic *hreuhaz (“bad, wild”), from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂- (“raw meat, fresh blood”). Cognate with Scots ree, rae, ray (“ree”), Old Saxon hrē (“evil, bad, angry”), Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (rauhtjan, “to become angry, rage against”). Related to Old English hrēaw (“raw, uncooked”). More at raw.

Alternative forms

• rie (Scotland)

Adjective

ree (comparative reer or more ree, superlative reest or most ree)

1. (now chiefly dialectal) Wild; fierce; outrageous; overexcited; frenzied; delirious; crazy.
2. (now chiefly dialectal) Befuddled with liquor; half-drunk; tipsy.

Synonyms

• (frenzied): frantic, frenetic, off the chain
• (half-drunk): buzzed, merry, squiffy; see also Thesaurus:drunk

Noun

ree (plural rees)

1. (now chiefly dialectal) A state of befuddlement; intoxication.
2. (now chiefly dialectal) A state of great excitement or frenzy.

Verb

ree (third-person singular simple present rees, present participle reeing, simple past and past participle reed)

1. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To become extremely excited; fly into a rage.
2. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To drive into a state of excitement; fire with enthusiasm.

Etymology 3

Compare riddle (“a sieve”).

Verb

ree (third-person singular simple present rees, present participle reeing, simple past and past participle reed)

1. (obsolete, Britain, dialect) To riddle; to sift; to separate or throw off.

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Anagrams

• 'ere, -eer, EER, Ere, e'er, eer, ere

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch ree, from Middle Dutch ree, from Old Dutch rēa.

Noun

ree (plural reë)

1. roe, deer of the genus Capreolus

Derived terms

• reebok

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reː/
• Hyphenation: ree
• Rhymes: -eː

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch ree, from Old Dutch rēa. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

ree f or n (plural reeën, diminutive reetje n)

1. The roe, Capreolus capreolus.
2. Any deer of the genus Capreolus.

Derived terms

• reebeen
• reebok
• reegeit
• reekalf
• waterree

Descendants

• Afrikaans: ree

Etymology 2

Syncopic form of rede.

Noun

ree f (plural reeën)

1. (now literary or dialectal) Alternative form of rede (“anchorage”).

Anagrams

• eer, ere

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Esperanto

Etymology

re- +‎ -e

Pronunciation

Adverb

ree

1. again

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Italian

Adjective

ree f pl

1. feminine plural of reo

Anagrams

• ere

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Latin

Noun

ree m

1. vocative singular of reus

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Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish rí, from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”).

Noun

ree m (genitive singular ree, plural reeghyn or reeaghyn)

1. king (monarchy, chess, card games, draughts)

Derived terms

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Swahili

Alternative forms

• rea
• rei

Noun

ree (n class, plural ree)

1. (card games) ace

See also

Source: wiktionary.org

• REDYE, to dye again.
  (source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)

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