reign: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 6 letter points · starts with R · ends with N
Meaning of reign
noun
The exercise of sovereign power.
Example: England prospered under Elizabeth I's reign.
The period during which a monarch rules.
Example: The reign of Victoria was a long one.
The territory or sphere over which a kingdom; empire; realm; dominion, etc. is ruled.
Listed forms: reigns, raygne.
Source: Wiktionary — reign.
verb
- intransitive
To exercise sovereign power, to rule as a monarch.
Example: He reigned in an autocratic manner.
To be the winner of the most recent iteration of a competition.
To be a dominant quality of a place or situation; to prevail, predominate, rule.
Example: Silence reigned.
- nonstandard, rare, transitive
To reign over (a country)
Listed forms: reigns, reigning, reigned, raygne.
Source: Wiktionary — reign.
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 reign.
noun
royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
verb
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is reign in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of reign
R(1) + E(1) + I(1) + G(2) + 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 reign
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from reign
20 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in reign. Showing up to 24, longest first.