reluctant
ADJECTIVE
/rɪ'ləktənt/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R
reluctant is a valid 9-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1L1U1C3T1A1N1T1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does reluctant mean?
ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1
Unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom.
“a reluctant smile”
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2
Disinclined to become involved.
“they were usually reluctant to socialize”
“reluctant to help”
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3
Not eager.
“foreigners stubbornly reluctant to accept our ways”
“fresh from college and reluctant for the moment to marry him”
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