Reef

4 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A ridge of rock, coral, or sand at or near the surface of water.

“The boat carefully navigated around the coral reef.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/riːf/

Related Words

Synonyms

ridge barrier shoal

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains double E pattern and ends with F.

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Scrabble

Worth 7 points; the F makes it valuable for high-scoring plays.

Words Related to Reef

Anagrams of Reef

Words that use exactly the same letters as “reef”.

feer fere free

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “reef” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

beef reed reel

Add a letter to make a longer word

5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “reef”.

defer feere ferae feres ferie ferme fever fewer feyer fleer freed freen freer frees freet frere ifree reefs reefy refed refel refer rfree sfree

Longer words starting with Reef

Words that begin with “reef”.

reefs reefy

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