Reach
/ɹiːt͡ʃ/
noun
- The act of stretching or extending; extension.
- The ability to reach or touch with the person, a limb, or something held or thrown.
"The fruit is beyond my reach."
- The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity.
- Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result; scope.
- An exaggeration; an extension beyond evidence or normal; a stretch.
"To call George eloquent is certainly a reach."
verb
- To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).
"He reached for a weapon that was on the table."
- To give to someone by stretching out a limb, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another person; to hand over.
"to reach one a book"
- To stretch out the hand.
- To attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand; to extend some part of the body, or something held, so as to touch, strike, grasp, etc.
"The gun was stored in a small box on a high closet shelf, but the boy managed to reach it by climbing on other boxes."
- To strike or touch with a missile.
"His bullet reached its intended target."
SYNONYMS
Total: 10 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Reach"
Reach is a 5-letter word that scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "reach" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Reach" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "reach" is a medium-scoring word.