reach: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 10 letter points · starts with R · ends with H
Meaning of reach
verb
- intransitive
To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).
Example: He reached for a weapon that was on the table.
- transitive
To give to someone by stretching out a limb, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another person; to hand over.
Example: to reach someone a book
- intransitive
To stretch out the hand.
- transitive
To 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.
Example: to reach an object with the hand, or with a spear
Listed forms: reaches, reaching, reached, raught, glossary.
Source: Wiktionary — reach.
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act of stretching or extending; extension.
- countable, uncountable
The ability to reach or touch with the person, a limb, or something held or thrown.
Example: The fruit is beyond my reach.
- countable, uncountable
The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management; extent of force or capacity.
- countable, uncountable
Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result; scope.
Listed forms: reaches.
Source: Wiktionary — reach.
verb
- alt-of, alternative, dialectal, obsolete
Alternative form of retch.
Base or related entry: retch.
Listed forms: reaches, reaching, reached.
Source: Wiktionary — reach.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for reach.
noun
the limits within which something can be effective
noun
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
noun
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
noun
the limit of capability
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is reach in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of reach
R(1) + E(1) + A(1) + C(3) + H(4) = 10 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of reach
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from reach
30 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in reach. Showing up to 24, longest first.