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REACHED

7 letters

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Classic 5 pts
Big 5 pts
Super Big 5 pts

REACHED is a valid 7-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 5 in Classic, 5 in Big, and 5 in Super Big Boggle.

REACHED root REACH-ed

Word family

REACH 2 REACHES-es 5 REACHING-ing 11 RAUGHT 3 ROUGHT 3
verb
  1. intransitiveTo 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.
    • He reached for his shoe with his legs.
  2. transitiveTo 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 someone a book
  3. intransitiveTo stretch out the hand.
  4. transitiveTo 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.
    • to reach an object with the hand, or with a spear
    • “I can't quite reach the pepper. Could you pass it to me?”
    • 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.
  5. transitiveTo strike or touch.
    • His bullet reached its intended target.
  6. broadlytransitiveTo extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut.
  7. transitiveTo extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent.
    • his hand reaches the river
    • When the forest reaches the river, you will be able to rest.
  8. transitiveTo arrive at (a place) by effort of any kind.
    • After three years, he reached the position of manager.
    • The climbers reached the top of the mountain after a gruelling ten-day hike.
  9. figurativelytransitiveTo make contact with.
    • I tried to reach you all day.
  10. figurativelytransitiveTo connect with (someone) on an emotional level, making them receptive of (one); to get through to (someone).
    • What will it take for me to reach him?
  11. IndiaSingaporeintransitiveTo arrive at a particular destination.
  12. transitiveTo continue living until or up to (a certain age).
    • You can only access the inheritance money when you reach the age of 25.
  13. obsoleteTo understand; to comprehend.
  14. To strain after something; to make (sometimes futile or pretentious) efforts.
    • Reach for your dreams.
    • Reach for the stars!
  15. intransitiveTo extend in dimension, time etc.; to stretch out continuously (past, beyond, above, from etc. something).
  16. To sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking to another, or with the wind nearly abeam.
  17. slangTo arrive at a particular destination, especially to join someone; to meet up.
    • What time you reaching tomorrow?
  18. alternativedialectalobsoleteAlternative form of retch.
noun
  1. countableuncountableThe act of stretching or extending; extension.
  2. countableuncountableThe ability to reach or touch with the person, a limb, or something held or thrown.
    • The fruit is beyond my reach.
    • to be within reach of cannon shot
  3. countableuncountableThe power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity.
  4. countableuncountableExtent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result; scope.
  5. countableinformaluncountableAn exaggeration; an extension beyond evidence or normal; a stretch.
    • To call George eloquent is certainly a reach.
  6. countableuncountableThe distance a boxer's arm can extend to land a blow.
  7. countableuncountableAny point of sail in which the wind comes from the side of a vessel, excluding close-hauled.
  8. countableuncountableThe distance traversed between tacks.
  9. countableuncountableA stretch of a watercourse which can be sailed in one reach (in the previous sense). An extended portion of water; a stretch; a straightish portion of a stream, river, or arm of the sea extending up into the land, as from one turn to another. By extension, the adjacent land.
  10. countableuncountableA level stretch of a watercourse, as between rapids in a river or locks in a canal. (examples?)
  11. countableuncountableAn extended portion or area of land or water.
  12. countableobsoleteuncountableAn article to obtain an advantage.
  13. countableuncountableThe pole or rod connecting the rear axle with the forward bolster of a wagon.
  14. alternativedialectalobsoleteAlternative form of retch.
  15. JapanesealternativeAlternative form of riichi.