Reel

4 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A cylinder that thread, wire, film, or other flexible materials can be wound around.

“He wound the fishing line back onto the reel.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/riːl/

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Synonyms

spool cylinder drum

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Wordle

Has double E pattern like reed and reef.

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Scrabble

Worth 4 points; good for using common letters effectively.

Words Related to Reel

Words one letter different

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

feel heel keel real reed reef

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

areel blere creel earle eeler elder elmer elver euler fleer kerel leers leery leger lepre lever merel merle perle rebel reels refel regel regle

Longer words starting with Reel

Words that begin with “reel”.

reels

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