Reels
/ɹiːlz/
Scrabble:5 ptsWWF:6 pts5 letters
Definition of Reels
noun
- A shaky or unsteady gait.
- A lively dance originating in Scotland; also, the music of this dance; often called a Scottish (or Scotch) reel.
- A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound.
"a garden reel"
- A machine on which yarn is wound and measured into lays and hanks, —-- for cotton or linen it is fifty-four inches in circuit; for worsted, thirty inches.
- A device consisting of radial arms with horizontal stats, connected with a harvesting machine, for holding the stalks of grain in position to be cut by the knives.
verb
- To wind on a reel.
- To spin or revolve repeatedly.
- To unwind, to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else.
"He reeled off some tape from the roll and sealed the package."
- To walk shakily or unsteadily; to stagger; move as if drunk or not in control of oneself.
- (with back) To back off or step away unsteadily and quickly.
"He reeled back from the punch."
Anagrams of Reels
Related Word Patterns
Synonyms & Antonyms
SYNONYMS
Letter Values
r1
e1
e1
l1
s1
Total: 5 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Reels
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
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 "Reels"
Reels is a 5-letter word that scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "reels" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Reels" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "reels" is a low-scoring word.