01 Word definition

reed

4 letters · 2 vowels · 2 consonants

Is REED a word?

Yes. REED is a 4-letter noun. tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell REED?

R-E-E-D

REED contains 4 letters, begins with R, and ends with D.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites

2noun

  1. a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it

    the clarinetist fitted a new reed onto his mouthpiece
Synonyms
vibrating reed
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score5points
Words With Friends5points
Word length4letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is REED spelled?

R1E2E3D4
Starts withREEFirst 3 letters
Ends withEEDLast 3 letters
Unique letters3Repeats E
Vowel balance2 / 2Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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04 Exact anagrams

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About REED.

How do you spell REED?

REED is spelled R-E-E-D. It contains 4 letters.