reluctance

NOUN /rɪ'ləktəns/

10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R

reluctance is a valid 10-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

R1E1L1U1C3T1A1N1C3E1

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =14 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42

MEANING

What does reluctance mean?

NOUN · 2 SENSES

A certain degree of unwillingness.

“a reluctance to commit himself”

SYNONYMS

BROADER

NARROWER

(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance).

BROADER