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Reefing

r 1e 1e 1f 4i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 7 letters · Common · present participle of reef

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does reefing mean?

verb

  1. lower and bring partially inboard

    “reef the sailboat's mast”

  2. roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area

  3. reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef

Definitions shown for reef, the base form of reefing.

Is REEFING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is REEFING worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
r 1e 1e 1f 4i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

13 pts
r 1e 1e 1f 4i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

12 pts
r 1e 1e 1f 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
r 1e 1e 1f 4i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in REEFING

Anagrams 3

feeringfeignerfreeing

Hooks for REEFING

Add one letter to the front or back of REEFING to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

reefings

Words that end like REEFING

Common words that share the ending -EEFING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

beefing
All words ending in -EEFING

Reefing: quick answers

Is REEFING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. REEFING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is REEFING worth?
REEFING scores 11 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does reefing mean?
reefing is the present participle of reef, which means “lower and bring partially inboard”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in REEFING?
You can make 99 shorter words from REEFING, such as FEEING, FINGER, FRINGE, ENFIRE. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of REEFING?
REEFING rearranges into FEERING, FEIGNER, FREEING.