What does RESERVOIR mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈrɛzəvˌwɑr/
Letters
9
Scrabble score
12
Words With Friends score
13
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. a large or extra supply of something“a reservoir of talent”
  2. lake used to store water for community use
  3. tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)
  4. anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies“an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

reservoirs13

Anagrams of RESERVOIR

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside RESERVOIR

110 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Questions

Is RESERVOIR a valid word in word games?

RESERVOIR is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is RESERVOIR worth?

RESERVOIR is worth 12 points with Scrabble letter values and 13 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from RESERVOIR?

110 other words, including IS, OR, SO and SEE.