reign
NOUNVERB
/reɪn/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH R
reign is a valid 5-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1I1G2N1
1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING
What does reign mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
Royal authority; the dominion of a monarch.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
A period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful.
“he was helpless under the reign of his egotism”
BROADER
NARROWER
3
The period during which a monarch is sovereign.
“during the reign of Henry VIII”
BROADER
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance.
“Money reigns supreme here”
SYNONYMS
NARROWER
2
Have sovereign power.
“Henry VIII reigned for a long time”
BROADER
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