Reeled

6 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Past tense of reel, meaning staggered or swayed unsteadily, or wound something onto a reel.

“He reeled backwards when the door swung open and struck him across the face.”

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Synonyms

staggeredlurched swayedstumbled

Antonyms

steadiedbalanced

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Double E is prominent with the EEL cluster at positions 2, 3 and 4 narrowing guesses effectively.

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Scrabble

Worth 7 points with all common tiles, and REELED plays cleanly off EEL or ED board sequences.

Words Related to Reeled

Anagrams of Reeled

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

leered

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “reeled” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

heeled keeled peeled reeded reefed reeked reeler reeved seeled

Words you can make from Reeled

Shorter words formed from the letters in “reeled”.

eeler elder deer dele dere dree lede leed leer rede reed reel

Add a letter to make a longer word

7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “reeled”.

bleeder creeled fleered lepered levered

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