01 Word definition

reason

6 letters · 3 vowels · 3 consonants

Is REASON a word?

Yes. REASON is a 6-letter noun. a rational motive for a belief or action Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell REASON?

R-E-A-S-O-N

REASON contains 6 letters, begins with R, and ends with N.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. a rational motive for a belief or action

    the reason that war was declared

2noun

  1. an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon

    the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly
Synonyms
groundoccasion
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score6points
Words With Friends7points
Word length6letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is REASON spelled?

R1E2A3S4O5N6
Starts withREAFirst 3 letters
Ends withSONLast 3 letters
Unique letters6No repeated letters
Vowel balance3 / 3Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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04 Exact anagrams

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About REASON.

How do you spell REASON?

REASON is spelled R-E-A-S-O-N. It contains 6 letters.