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Is reef a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word reef is a Scrabble US word. The word reef is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is reef a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word reef is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

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Yes. The word reef is a Words With Friends word. The word reef is worth 7 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (4 found)

FEER,FERE,FREE,REEF,

3-letter words (6 found)

ERE,ERF,FEE,FER,REE,REF,

2-letter words (5 found)

EE,EF,ER,FE,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 16 words from reef according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of reef

reef eref reef eref eerf eerf refe erfe rfee free efre fere refe erfe rfee free efre fere eefr eefr efer feer efer feer

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Definitions and meaning of reef

reef

Pronunciation

  • enPR: rēf, IPA(key): /ɹiːf/
  • Rhymes: -iːf

Etymology 1

From earlier riff, from Middle English rif, from Old Norse rif (“rib, reef”), from Proto-Germanic *ribją (“rib, reef”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rebʰ- (“arch, ceiling, cover”). Dutch rif (“reef”), Low German riff, reff (“reef”), German Riff (“reef, ledge”) are also borrowed from Old Norse. Doublet of rib.

Alternative forms

  • riff (obsolete)

Noun

reef (plural reefs)

  1. A chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the water.
  2. (Australia, South Africa) A large vein of auriferous quartz; hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore.
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Etymology 2

From Middle English reef, from Old Norse rif, Middle Dutch rif, rēve, and/or Middle Low German ref. Possibly a figurative use of the word for “rib” in etymology 1 above, in which case all forms must, again, be borrowings from Old Norse. Alternatively it may be a different word related to Old English rift (“curtain, veil”), ārāfian (“to uncoil, wind off”).

Noun

reef (plural reefs)

  1. (nautical) A portion of a sail rolled and tied down to lessen the area exposed in a high wind.
  2. A reef knot.
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Verb

reef (third-person singular simple present reefs, present participle reefing, simple past and past participle reefed)

  1. (nautical) To take in part of a sail in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind.
    • 1970 July–December, Margaret Quilty, Roller Reefing Made Easy, Boating, page 63,
      Be sure the blocks are securely mounted—they carry a fairish load when the sail is reefed.
      If both reefing line and main halyard are led to the cockpit, even singlehanded reefing is a breeze.
  2. (Australia) To pull or yank strongly, especially in relation to horse riding.
  3. (nautical, of paddles) To move the floats of a paddle wheel toward its center so that they will not dip so deeply.
    Reef the paddles.
  4. (slang) To manipulate the lining of a person's pocket in order to steal the contents unnoticed.
    • Myron M. Stearns, So You Lost Your Pocketbook?, in 1940, The Rotarian (volume 56, number 2, page 39)
      This was done by "reefing." He put two fingers just inside the opening and lifted the lining a trifle. Although I watched his hands, I could feel nothing, so gently did his fingers work. Reefing a couple of times, he lifted my handkerchief, as he might have taken out anything else.
Derived terms
  • disreef
  • unreefed
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Etymology 3

From Middle English ref, hreof, from Old English hrēof (“rough, scabby, leprous", also "a leper”), from Proto-Germanic *hreubaz (“rough, scabby, scrubby”), from Proto-Indo-European *kreup- (“scab, crust”), related to Old English hrēofla (“leprosy, leper”). Cognate with Scots reif (“a skin disease leaving crusts on the skin, the scab”), Old High German riob (“leprous, scabby, mangy”), Icelandic hrjúfur (“scabby, rough”). Compare riffe, dandruff.

Alternative forms

  • reif, rief (Scotland)

Adjective

reef (comparative reefer or more reef, superlative reefest or most reef)

  1. Scabby; scurvy.
Synonyms
  • See also Thesaurus:scabby

Noun

reef (plural reefs)

  1. (Now chiefly dialectal) The itch; any eruptive skin disorder.
  2. (Now chiefly dialectal) Dandruff.

Anagrams

  • -free, Free, feer, fere, free

Dutch

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch rīven, from Proto-West Germanic *rīfan.

Noun

reef f (plural reven, diminutive reefje n)

  1. line drawn on the ground, furrow

Etymology 2

Noun

reef n (plural reven, diminutive reefje n)

  1. Alternative form of reef (shallows; strip of sail)

Source: wiktionary.org