Funny you bring that up. I tried to verify that before I wrote it by “Googling” the phrase - before publishing it. Usually when I use that method, Google will have a link that reads “Did you mean wreaks?”.
My intuition told me it was wrong but the corrective link didn’t come up this time to my chagrin and many sources came up that used “reeks” in the same context.
I guess I’ll have to go back to dictionary.com to placate the anal retentive.
I think it’s such a common mistake that you would easily pull it up if you googled. It’s not a big deal, in the big scheme of things, and probably one day it will be considered a normal phrase and someone will wonder where it came from! ;)