Reel Wordsa dictionary of screen words
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A plain-English dictionary

Reel Words

The words on pokie screens, help screens and rules pages, explained one entry at a time.

46 headwords · 4 sections · Australian spelling · no tips, no recommendations

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Words that get mixed up

Pairs that are often read as one thing, compared side by side.

  1. Return to player and hit frequency
  2. Payline and ways to win
  3. Scatter and wild
  4. Feature and gamble feature
  5. Credit and denomination
  6. Turnover and net loss
  7. Fixed, progressive and linked jackpots

Where the words appear

An invented game screen with ten numbered labels shows where the credit meter, denomination, line bet and other words sit. Open the annotated screen.

An invented pokie screen. Left: a five-by-three reel window with a W and star symbols and a drawn line. Right: a rules panel with five lines of invented rules. Below: meters for credit 2,450, denomination 1 cent, line bet 4, total bet 80, a spin button, and collect and lines 20 buttons. Numbered circles one to ten mark the terms listed below the drawing.WRulesW substitutes for all symbols except ★.★ ★ ★ anywhere starts 8 free games.Wins pay left to right on 20 lines.Line wins are multiplied by the line bet.Return to player: 90% (invented).CREDIT2 450DENOM1¢LINE BET4TOTAL BET80SPINCOLLECTLINES 2012345678910

How an entry reads

wild1 noun2

A symbol that substitutes for other symbols to complete a combination, except those the rules exclude, most often the scatter.3

Not the same as4
scatter
  1. Headword: the word as it appears on screens, in lower case.
  2. Part of speech: noun, verb or adjective, so you know how the word is used.
  3. Meaning: a few short sentences, with an invented example where arithmetic helps.
  4. Not the same as: the word it is most often mistaken for.
  5. See also: words that complete the picture.