reason: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 6 letter points · starts with R · ends with N
Meaning of reason
noun
- countable, uncountable
A cause: That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.
Example: The reason this tree fell is that it had rotted.
- countable, uncountable
A cause: A motive for an action or a determination.
Example: He made reason with his boss about taking a day off.
- countable, uncountable
A cause: An excuse: a thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation.
- countable, uncountable
A cause: A premise placed after its conclusion.
Listed forms: reasons.
Source: Wiktionary — reason.
verb
- intransitive
To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational.
- intransitive
To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.
- ambitransitive
To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss.
Example: I reasoned the matter with my friend.
- transitive
To persuade by reasoning or argument.
Example: to reason one into a belief; to reason one out of his plan
Listed forms: reasons, reasoning, reasoned.
Source: Wiktionary — reason.
noun
A wall plate.
Listed forms: reasons, rasen, raisen, raysin, raison.
Source: Wiktionary — reason.
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 reason.
noun
a rational motive for a belief or action
noun
the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
noun
the state of having good sense and sound judgment
noun
a justification for something existing or happening
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is reason in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of reason
R(1) + E(1) + A(1) + S(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 6 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 reason
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from reason
68 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in reason. Showing up to 24, longest first.